7. Studying the Child Obesity Epidemic with Natural Experiments

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Relation of the Directors to the Work and Publications of the National Bureau of Economic Research vi
3. Contents ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. The Impact of Minimum Wage Rates on Body Weight in the United States 17
7. 2. Does Health Insurance Make You Fat? 35
8. 3. Food Prices and the Dynamics of Body Weight 65
9. 4. Outcomes in a Program that Offers Financial Rewards for Weight Loss 91
10. 5. Economic Contextual Factors and Child Body Mass Index 127
11. 6. The Relationship between Perceptions of Neighborhood Characteristics and Obesity among Children 145
12. 7. Studying the Child Obesity Epidemic with Natural Experiments 181
13. 8. Food Stamp Program and Consumption Choices 223
14. 9. Physical Activity 249
15. 10. Effects of Weight on Adolescent Educational Attainment 283
16. 11 Where Does the Wage Penalty Bite? 315
17. 12. Obesity, Self- Esteem, and Wages 349
18. Contributors 381
19. Author Index 385
20. Subject Index 391