Determinants of Obesity in Turkey: A Quantile Regression Analysis from a Developing Country
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- Karao?lan, Deniz & Tansel, Aysit, 2017. "Determinants of Obesity in Turkey: A Quantile Regression Analysis from a Developing Country," IZA Discussion Papers 10491, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Deniz Karaoğlan & Aysıt Tansel, 2017. "Determinants of Obesity in Turkey: A Quantile Regression Analysis from a Developing Country," ERC Working Papers 1701, ERC - Economic Research Center, Middle East Technical University, revised Jan 2017.
- Karaoglan, Deniz & Tansel, Aysit, 2017. "Determinants of Obesity in Turkey: A Quantile Regression Analysis from a Developing Country," MPRA Paper 76250, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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Obesity; adults; BMI; quantile regression; Turkey;JEL classification:
- I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- C21 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CWA-2017-02-05 (Central & Western Asia)
- NEP-HEA-2017-02-05 (Health Economics)
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