An economy of scales: A selective review of obesity's economic causes, consequences, and solutions

Marriage markets as explanation for why heavier people work more hours

“…While sibling BMI has been used as an instrument for own BMI in the past (e.g., by Cawley 2004), there are some concerns about its validity because sibling BMI represents the household environment that both the respondent and her sibling shared. However, current evidence suggests that the role of shared environment may not be very important, especially given that the association between non-biological siblings' BMI (i.e., the correlation between an individual and her step/adopted siblings) is insignificant (Cawley 2004;Lindeboom et al 2010;Cawley and Meyerhoefer 2012;Cawley 2015). Cawley and Meyerhoefer (2012) provides an extended discussion on this issue, including this citation: "Contrary to widespread assumptions about the influence of the family environment, living in the same home in childhood appears to confer little similarity in adult BMI beyond that expected from the degree of genetic resemblance."…”

Tax on Sugar Sweetened Beverages in Spain

“…Studies of economic and financial initiatives taken to prevent or treat obesity, such as requiring the provision of nutritional information on food and menus, imposing taxes on high-calorie, low-quality foods, or offering financial incentives for weight loss, have shown that they achieve very little effect (6) .…”

Maior o peso, menor o salário? O impacto da obesidade no mercado de trabalho

“…Deste modo, parte das consequências econômicas da obesidade consiste em custos mais altos em saúde que impõem externalidades negativas através de seguros de saúde (CAWLEY, 2015).…”