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102 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17617
Soda Taxes, BMI and Obesity: Evidence from Seattle
James Flynn, Anja Gruber
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17390
Are Vegetable Seed Oils Fueling the Obesity Epidemic?
Tyler Ransom
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17292
Heterogeneity in Peer Effects of Obesity
Kiersten Strombotne, Sophia Day, Kevin Konty, Jason M. Fletcher
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16311
What Does Job Applicants' Body Art Signal to Employers?
Stijn Baert, Jolien Herregods, Philippe Sterkens
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024, 217, 742 - 755
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16302
C-Sections, Obesity, and Health-Care Specialization: Evidence from Mexico
Catalina Herrera-Almanza, Fernanda Marquez-Padilla, Silvia Prina
published in: World Bank Economic Review, 2024, 38 (1), 139 - 160
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16119
Weight, Attractiveness, and Gender When Hiring: A Field Experiment in Spain
Catarina Goulão, Juan A. Lacomba, Francisco Miguel Lagos, Dan-Olof Rooth
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024, 218, 132-145
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16109
Swallow This: Childhood and Adolescent Exposure to Fast Food Restaurants, BMI, and Cognitive Ability
Sara Abrahamsson, Aline Bütikofer, Krzysztof Karbownik
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15612
Does College Selectivity Reduce Obesity? A Partial Identification Approach
Giorgio Brunello, Dimitris Christelis, Anna Sanz-de-Galdeano, Anastasia Terskaya
published in: Health Economics, 2024, 33 (10), 2306-2320
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15490
The Effect of Health Insurance on Child Nutritional Outcomes. Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design in Peru
Noelia Bernal, Joan Costa-Font, Patricia Ritter
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15380
A Model of Errors in BMI Based on Self-Reported and Measured Anthropometrics with Evidence from Brazilian Data
Apostolos Davillas, Victor Hugo de Oliveira, Andrew M. Jones
revised version published in: Empirical Economics, 2024, 67, 2371–2410
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15297
The Effect of Higher Education on Women's Obesity and Smoking: Evidence from College Openings in Turkey
Badi H. Baltagi, Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, Haci M. Karatas
published in: Economic Modelling, 2023, 123, 106-286.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14987
Self-Control and Unhealthy Body Weight: The Role of Impulsivity and Restraint
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Sarah C. Dahmann, Daniel A. Kamhöfer, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch
published in: Economics & Human Biology, 2023, 50, 101263
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14935
Uncovering the Roots of Obesity-Based Wage Discrimination: The Role of Job Characteristics
Juan J. Dolado, Airam Guerra
published in: Labour Economics, 2023, 85, 102425
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14246
The Long-Run Effects of Sports Club Vouchers for Primary School Children
Jan Marcus, Thomas Siedler, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
published in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2022, 14 (3), 128-165
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13915
Economic Preferences and Obesity: Evidence from a Clinical Lab-in-Field Experiment
Chiara Pastore, Stefanie Schurer, Agnieszka Tymula, Nicholas Fuller, Ian Caterson
published in: Health Economics, 2023, 32 (9), 2147-2167
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13903
Can Unearned Income Make Us Fitter? Evidence from Lottery Wins
Joan Costa-Font, Mario Gyori
published as 'Income Windfalls and Overweight Evidence from Lottery Wins' in: Empirical Economics, 2023, 64, 2005–2026
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13687
The Weight of Patriarchy? Gender Obesity Gaps in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Joan Costa-Font, Mario Gyori
published in: Social Science and Medicine, 220, 266, 113353
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13671
Association of a Genetic Risk Score with BMI along the Life-Cycle: Evidence from Several US Cohorts
Anna Sanz-de-Galdeano, Anastasia Terskaya, Angie Upegui
revised version published in: PLoS ONE, 2020, 15 (9), e0239067.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13308
Biased Health Perceptions and Risky Health Behaviors: Theory and Evidence
Patrick Arni, Davide Dragone, Lorenz Götte, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2021, 76, 102425
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13088
Chain Restaurant Calorie Posting Laws, Obesity, and Consumer Welfare
Charles Courtemanche, David E. Frisvold, David Jimenez-Gomez, Mariétou H. Ouayogodé, Michael Price
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