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Weight gains from trade in foods : evidence from Mexico
Giuntella, Osea; Rieger, Matthias; Rotunno, Lorenzo - 2019
In this paper, we investigate the effects of trade in foods on obesity in Mexico. To do so, we match data on Mexican … imports from the U.S. can explain up to twenty percent of the rise in obesity prevalence among Mexican women between 1988 and … 2012. Pro-obesity effects are driven by areas more exposed to unhealthy food imports. We also find evidence in favour of a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012121965
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Weight Gains from Trade in Foods: Evidence from Mexico
Giuntella, Osea; Rieger, Matthias; Rotunno, Lorenzo - 2019
In this paper, we investigate the effects of trade in foods on obesity in Mexico. To do so, we match data on Mexican … imports from the U.S. can explain up to twenty percent of the rise in obesity prevalence among Mexican women between 1988 and … 2012. Pro-obesity effects are driven by areas more exposed to unhealthy food imports. We also find evidence in favour of a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012141312
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Has the growth in "fast casual" Mexican restaurants impacted weight gain?
Giuntella, Osea - 2018
The United States is witnessing a boom in fast casual restaurants owing to the recent growth of ethnic restaurants throughout the country. This study examines the effects of proximity to a Mexican restaurant - the dominant type of ethnic fast casual restaurant – on maternal and child health. I...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011893637
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Weight Gains from Trade in Foods : Evidence from Mexico
Giuntella, Osea - 2019
In this paper, we investigate the effects of trade in foods on obesity in Mexico. To do so, we match data on Mexican … imports from the U.S. can explain up to twenty percent of the rise in obesity prevalence among Mexican women between 1988 and … 2012. Pro-obesity effects are driven by areas more exposed to unhealthy food imports. We also find evidence in favour of a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012861274
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Exploring the Relationship between Care Homes and Excess Deaths in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Italy
Alacevich, Caterina; Cavalli, Nicolò; Giuntella, Osea; … - 2020
We explore the relationship between the spatial distributions of excess deaths and care home facilities during the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy. Using registry-based mortality data (January 1st- March 31st, 2015-2020) for Lombardy, one of the areas hit most severely, we estimate that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012270170
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Exploring the Relationship between Care Homes and Excess Deaths in the Covid-19 Pandemic : Evidence from Italy
Alacevich, Caterina - 2020
We explore the relationship between the spatial distributions of excess deaths and care home facilities during the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy. Using registry-based mortality data (January 1st- March 31st, 2015-2020) for Lombardy, one of the areas hit most severely, we estimate that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012827996
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Exploring the relationship between care homes and excess deaths in the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from Italy
Alacevich, Caterina; Cavalli, Nicolò; Giuntella, Osea; … - 2020
We explore the relationship between the spatial distributions of excess deaths and care home facilities during the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy. Using registry-based mortality data (January 1st- March 31st, 2015-2020) for Lombardy, one of the areas hit most severely, we estimate that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012252791
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If you don't snooze you lose : evidence on health and weight
Giuntella, Osea; Mazzonna, Fabrizio - 2016
Most economic models consider sleeping as a pre-determined and homogeneous constraint on individuals' time allocation neglecting its potential effects on health and human capital. Several medical studies provide evidence of important associations between sleep deprivation and health outcomes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011453426
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The acceleration of immigrant unhealthy assimilation
Giuntella, Osea; Stella, Luca - In: Health economics 26 (2017) 4, pp. 511-518
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011815625
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Why Does the Health of Immigrants Deteriorate? Evidence from Birth Records
Giuntella, Osea - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Despite their lower socioeconomic status, Hispanic immigrants in the United States initially have better health outcomes than natives. Paradoxically while second-generation immigrants assimilate socio-economically, their health deteriorates. I show that a model of selection and intergenerational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010695856