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Title: The Economics of Obesity: Research and Policy Implications from a Canada-U.S. Comparison
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Auld, M. Christopher Powell, Lisa M. |
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The Economics of Obesity: Research and Policy Implications from a Canada-U.S. Comparison Presented: Kingston, Ontario, Canada, John Deutsch Institute Conference at Queen's University, November 2005 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: John Deutsch Institute for the Study of Economic Policy Keyword(s): Body Mass Index (BMI); Canada, Canadian; Cognitive Ability; Cross-national Analysis; Health Factors; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Obesity; Weight Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Why do obesity rates differ across the United States and Canada, for which groups do they differ, and what do these differences suggest for policy and for research? In this paper, we use cross-sectional data on middle aged adults in the two countries to answer these questions. Note: The final version of this paper is published in a book: Health Services Restructuring: New Evidence and New Directions, edited by C.M. Beach, R.C. Chaykowski, S. Shortt, F. St-Hilaire, and A. Sweetman, 2006 (Kingston: John Deutsch Institute, Queen’s University). |
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Auld, M. Christopher and Lisa M. Powell. "The Economics of Obesity: Research and Policy Implications from a Canada-U.S. Comparison." Presented: Kingston, Ontario, Canada, John Deutsch Institute Conference at Queen's University, November 2005. |