Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5061893 | Economics Letters | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We examine whether the latent behavioral mechanisms embedded in two “price effects” explanations of the obesity problem are operative. Our findings lend support to the hypothesis that falling food price is one likely cause of the obesity epidemic.
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Authors
Xiaoyong Zheng, Chen Zhen,