Rising cigarette prices and rising obesity: coincidence or unintended consequence?
J Health Econ
; 28(4): 781-98, 2009 Jul.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19356816
ABSTRACT
Economists have begun to debate if the rise in cigarette prices in the U.S. in recent decades has contributed to the nation's rise in obesity, reaching conclusions that are surprisingly sensitive to specification. I show that allowing for the effect to occur gradually over several years leads to the conclusion that a rise in cigarette prices is actually associated with a long-run reduction in body mass index and obesity. This result is robust to the different methodologies used in the literature. I also provide evidence that indirect effects on exercise and food consumption may explain the counterintuitive result.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Fumar
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Obesidad
Tipo de estudio:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Health Econ
Asunto de la revista:
HOSPITAIS
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos