The consequences of rising youth obesity for U.S. Military academy admissions

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-51

  Cawley, John ^a   Maclean, Johanna Catherine ^b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Labor; Military; Obesity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874164294     PISSN: 20405790     EISSN: 20405804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aepp/pps032     Document Type: Article

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