Imitative obesity and relative utility

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 7, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 528-538

  Blanchflower, David G ^a   Oswald, Andrew J ^b   van Landeghem, Bert ^c  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 70349467964     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/JEEA.2009.7.2-3.528     Document Type: Article

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