Peer Effects, Fast Food Consumption and Adolescent Weight Gain
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- Fortin, Bernard & Yazbeck, Myra, 2015. "Peer effects, fast food consumption and adolescent weight gain," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 42(C), pages 125-138.
- Bernard Fortin & Myra Yazbeck, 2011. "Peer Effects, Fast Food Consumption and Adolescent Weight Gain," CIRANO Working Papers 2011s-20, CIRANO.
- Fortin, Bernard & Yazbeck, Myra, 2015. "Peer Effects, Fast Food Consumption and Adolescent Weight Gain," IZA Discussion Papers 9087, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Bernard Fortin & Myra Yazbeck, 2011. "Peer Effects, Fast Food Consumption and Adolescent Weight Gain," Cahiers de recherche 1103, CIRPEE.
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Keywords
Obesity; overweight; peer effects; social interactions; fast food; spatial models;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C31 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions; Social Interaction Models
- I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
- I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AGR-2015-05-16 (Agricultural Economics)
- NEP-HEA-2015-05-16 (Health Economics)
- NEP-NET-2015-05-16 (Network Economics)
- NEP-SOC-2015-05-16 (Social Norms and Social Capital)
- NEP-URE-2015-05-16 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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