Gluttony and Sloth: Symptoms of Trouble or Signs of Bliss? A Theory of Choice in the Presence of Behavioral Adjustment Costs

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Bednarek, Heather ^a   Jeitschko, Thomas D ^b   Pecchenino, Rowena A ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adjustment costs; behavioral choice; economics of obesity; overweightness; technological change

Indexed keywords

EID: 85117455472     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/1538-0645.1507     Document Type: Article

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