9. Physical Activity: Economic and Policy Factors

Melayne M. McInnes; Judith A. Shinogle

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Melayne M. McInnes and Judith A. Shinogle

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McInnes, Melayne M. and Shinogle, Judith A.. "9. Physical Activity: Economic and Policy Factors". Economic Aspects of Obesity, edited by Michael Grossman and Naci Mocan, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2011, pp. 249-282. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226310107-012

McInnes, M. & Shinogle, J. (2011). 9. Physical Activity: Economic and Policy Factors. In M. Grossman & N. Mocan (Ed.), Economic Aspects of Obesity (pp. 249-282). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226310107-012

McInnes, M. and Shinogle, J. 2011. 9. Physical Activity: Economic and Policy Factors. In: Grossman, M. and Mocan, N. ed. Economic Aspects of Obesity. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, pp. 249-282. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226310107-012

McInnes, Melayne M. and Shinogle, Judith A.. "9. Physical Activity: Economic and Policy Factors" In Economic Aspects of Obesity edited by Michael Grossman and Naci Mocan, 249-282. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2011. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226310107-012

McInnes M, Shinogle J. 9. Physical Activity: Economic and Policy Factors. In: Grossman M, Mocan N (ed.) Economic Aspects of Obesity. Chicago: University of Chicago Press; 2011. p.249-282. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226310107-012

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

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Chapters in this book

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

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