Background The rapidly increasing burden of chronic disease is difficult to reconcile with the
large, compelling body of literature that demonstrates the substantial preventive and …

We adopt a multi-country setup to show that years of schooling have a causal protective
effect on the body mass index of females living in nine European countries. No such effect is …

This paper focuses on estimating the magnitude of any potential weight discrimination by
examining whether obese job applicants in Germany get treated or behave differently from …

This note summarizes some of the key contributions in the macro-and micro-economic
literature on the pathways linking human capital and income growth. Rather than …

This study tests for causality from exercise and physical activity to life satisfaction (LS) by
applying an instrumental variable approach with the respondents' perceived benefits of …

This paper elucidates the challenges surrounding the economics of some popular obesity-
related policy proposals. Solid economic justifications for anti-obesity policies are often …

This paper investigates the effect of income-and wealth-based poverty on the probability of
being obese for the elderly in Europe by analysing data drawn from the Survey of Health …

This paper examines the effects of health-oriented food tax reforms on the distribution of tax
payments, food demand and health outcomes. We offer an illustration of how one can take …

Childhood obesity has adverse health and productivity consequences and it poses negative
externalities to health services. To shed light on the role of parents, we elicit parental beliefs …

Paternalism is an attempt to influence individuals' decisions for their own benefit, even if
there are no third parties involved. This seems to contradict normative individualism, which …