Can Changing Economic Factors Explain the Rise in Obesity?

A growing literature examines the effects of economic variables on obesity, typically focusing on only one or a few factors at a time. We build a more comprehensive economic model of body weight, combining the 1990-2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System with 27 state-level variables related...

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Published in:	Southern Economic Journal Vol. 82; no. 4; pp. 1266 - 1311
Main Authors:	Courtemanche, Charles J., Pinkston, Joshua C., Ruhm, Christopher J., Wehby, George L.
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Apr2016
Subjects:	Obesity Body weight Nutrition disorders Cigarettes Calorie
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost