The economics of obesity [[electronic resource] ] : a report on the workshop held at USDA's Economic Research Service / / by Tomas Philipson ... [and others]

• Pubblicazione: [Washington, D.C.] : , : Economic Research Service, , [2004]
• Descrizione fisica: v, 39 pages : digital, PDF file
• Soggetto topico: Obesity - Economic aspects - United States; Obesity - economics
• Soggetto geografico: United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Congress.; Conference papers and proceedings.
• Altri autori: PhilipsonTomas J
• Note generali: Title from title screen (viewed on July 29, 2006).; "May 2004."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (page 35).
• Sommario/riassunto: In April 2003, USDA's Economic Research Service and the University of Chicago's Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies and the George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State jointly hosted a workshop on the Economics of Obesity. The purpose was to provide an overview of leading health economics research on the causes and consequences of rising obesity in the United States. Topics included the role of technological change in explaining both the long- and short-term trends in obesity, the role of maternal employment in child obesity, the impact of obesity on wages and health insurance, behavioral economics as applied to obesity, and the challenges in measuring energy intakes and physical activity. The workshop also discussed policy implications and future directions for obesity research.
• Altri titoli varianti: Economics of obesity
• Titolo autorizzato: The economics of obesity
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910695848803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II