@article{Schroeter:46991,
      recid = {46991},
      author = {Schroeter, Christiane and Lusk, Jayson L.},
      title = {Economic Factors and Body Weight: An Empirical Analysis},
      journal = {Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics},
      address = {2008-08},
      number = {1379-2016-112870},
      pages = {16},
      year = {2008},
      abstract = {With this study, we investigate the effects of changes in  economic factors on body weight by
constructing a utility  theoretic model. The model is empirically estimated by  combining
data on individuals’ body weight, demographic and  physical activity information, and statelevel
measures  pertaining to the prices of food away from home, food at  home, and wages.
By combining these data sources, we aim to  estimate directly the weight effects of price and
income  changes. The empirical analysis suggests that decreasing  the price of food at home
could decrease body weight, a  finding which has important public policy implications.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/46991},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.46991},
}