Young adult obesity and household income: Effects of unconditional cash transfers

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1-28

  Akee, Randall ^a   Simeonova, Emilia ^b,c,d   Copeland, William ^e   Angold, Adrian ^e   Jane Costello, E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84879000527     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.5.2.1     Document Type: Article

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