The strong negative correlation over time between smoking rates and obesity have led some to suggest that reduced … cannot confirm that falling smoking leads in a major way to rising obesity rates in the U.S …

The incidence of obesity has increased dramatically in the U.S. Obese individuals tend to be sicker and spend more on … health care, raising the question of who bears the incidence of obesity-related health care costs. This question is … obesity among full time workers. We find that the incremental healthcare costs associated with obesity are passed on to obese …

This paper utilizes a rich longitudinal data set -- the Women's Employment Study (WES) to investigate whether obesity …

The effects of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on obesity have been the focus of much debate … quasi-experimental variation in SNAP benefit amount on adult obesity. Children of SNAP households qualify for free in … for SNAP households. We find that increases in SNAP benefits have no effect on obesity levels for the full sample of those …

The increase in the prevalence of obesity worldwide has led to great interest in the economic consequences of obesity …, but valid and powerful instruments for obesity, which are needed to estimate its causal effects, are rare. This paper …

intake and obesity. The cross-national trends, across countries spanning the spectrum of economic development and geographic …