Economic Aspects of Obesity

Zusammenfassung The number of obese adults in the United States has doubled and the number of obese children almost tripled, which may lead to increased medical expenditures, productivity loss, and stress on the health care system. This title provides a foundation for evaluating the costs and benefits of various proposals designed to control obesity rates.

Product details

• Authors: Michael (EDT)/ Mocan Grossman, Michael Mocan Grossman, GROSSMAN MICHAEL MOCAN NACI
• Assisted by: Michael Grossman (Editor), Grossman Michael (Editor), Naci Mocan (Editor), Mocan Naci (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2011
• EAN: 9780226310091
• ISBN: 978-0-226-31009-1
• No. of pages: 408
• Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report; National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report; (NBER) National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Reports
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Econometrics, Economic statistics, United States of America, USA, Social research & statistics, Health systems & services, Social research and statistics, Health systems and services, Econometrics and economic statistics