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The world-wide growth in obesity: an economic research agenda

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Tomas Philipson (The Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy, The Department of Economics; and The Law School, The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA)

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Article provided by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. in its journal Health Economics.

Volume (Year): 10 (2001)
Issue (Month): 1 ()
Pages: 1-7
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  1. Tomas J. Philipson & Richard A. Posner, 1999. "The Long-Run Growth in Obesity as a Function of Technological Change," NBER Working Papers 7423, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  2. Ippolito, Pauline M & Mathios, Alan D, 1995. "Information and Advertising: The Case of Fat Consumption in the United States," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 85(2), pages 91-95, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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