Obesity and health-related decisions : an empirical model of the determinants of weight status

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
846
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
I12, I14, R52
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy
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