Do tou want fries with that? An exploration of serving size, social welfare, and our waistlines

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 442-450

  Jeitschko, Thomas D ^a   Pecchenino, Rowena A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33745454947     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ei/cbj036     Document Type: Article

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