Non-separable time preferences, novelty consumption and body weight: Theory and evidence from the East German transition to capitalism.

Dragone, Davide; Ziebarth, Nicolas R

Dragone, Davide; Ziebarth, Nicolas R.

Affiliation

Dragone D; University of Bologna, Department of Economics, Office 352, Piazza Scaravilli 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: davide.dragone@unibo.it.
Ziebarth NR; Cornell University, USA; DIW Berlin & IZA Bonn. Electronic address: nrz2@cornell.edu.

J Health Econ ; 51: 41-65, 2017 01.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28040621

Subject(s)

Body Weight; Capitalism; Diet; Economic Development; Food Supply; Adult; Body Mass Index; Diet/statistics & numerical data; Economic Development/statistics & numerical data; Feeding Behavior; Female; Food/statistics & numerical data; Food Supply/statistics & numerical data; Germany/epidemiology; Germany, East/epidemiology; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male

Key words

Economic development; Endogenous preferences; Food consumption; German reunification; Habit formation; Novel goods; Obesity

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Body Weight / Economic Development / Capitalism / Diet / Food Supply Type of study: Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspects: Determinantes_sociais_saude Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Journal: J Health Econ Journal subject: HOSPITAIS / SERVICOS DE SAUDE Year: 2017 Document type: Article

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