The heterogeneity of the cigarette price effect on body mass index

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 719-729

  Wehby, George L ^a   Courtemanche, Charles J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cigarette prices; Obesity; Quantile regression; Smoking

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; HEALTH RISK; HETEROGENEITY; OBESITY; PRICE DYNAMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COST; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GRADUATE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COMMERCE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864229352     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2012.05.007     Document Type: Article

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