Welfare-enhancing technological change and the growth of obesity

American Economic Review

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 253-257

  Lakdawalla, Darius ^a   Philipson, Tomas ^b   Bhattacharya, Jay ^c  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ANEMIA; CATERING SERVICE; DEFICIENCY; ECONOMICS; FOOD; FORECASTING; HUMAN; INCOME; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION; OBESITY; SOCIAL WELFARE; TRENDS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANEMIA; FOOD; FOOD SUPPLY; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INCOME; MALNUTRITION; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OBESITY; SOCIAL WELFARE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33747407747     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282805774670266     Document Type: Article

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