Michaud, Pierre-Carl; Goldman, Dana; Lakdawalla, Darius; … - Centre Interuniversitaire sur le Risque, les Politiques … - 2011
This paper attempts to quantify the private and public economic value of reducing obesity through pharmaceutical and …, taxes and other spending. Obesity treatment generates substantial per-period savings in medical costs, but it also raises … lowers the prevalence of obesity, but the aggregate fiscal effects on the public-sector are small. …