Are restaurants really supersizing America?

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 152-188

  Anderson, Michael L ^a   Matsa, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79957824379     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.3.1.152     Document Type: Article

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