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Homepage:https://publicpolicy.cornell.edu/people/john-cawley/
Postal address:2312 MVR Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
Workplace:National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC)
Department of Economics, National University of Ireland, (more information at EDIRC)
Department of Economics, Cornell University, (more information at EDIRC)
Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, Cornell University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2025

  1. Mean Reversion in Randomized Controlled Trials: Implications for Program Targeting and Heterogeneous Treatment Effects
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads

2023

  1. Harm Reduction: When Does It Improve Health, and When Does it Backfire?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Dipartimento Scienze Economiche, Universita' di Bologna (2023) Downloads View citations (2)
  2. The Role of Repugnance in Markets: How the Jared Fogle Scandal Affected Patronage of Subway
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads
    See also Journal Article The role of repugnance in markets: How the Jared Fogle scandal affected patronage of subway, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2025) Downloads (2025)

2021

  1. Consumer Responses to Firms’ Voluntary Disclosure of Information: Evidence from Calorie Labeling by Starbucks
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads
  2. The Effect of Beverage Taxes on Youth Consumption and BMI: Evidence from Mauritius
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads

2020

  1. Does Information Disclosure Improve Consumer Knowledge? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment of Restaurant Menu Calorie Labels
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Sibling Correlation in Educational Attainment: A Test of Genetic Nurture
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (3)

2019

  1. Oakland’s Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax: Impacts on Prices, Purchases and Consumption by Adults and Children
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (21)
    Also in Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research Downloads View citations (14)

    See also Journal Article Oakland’s sugar-sweetened beverage tax: Impacts on prices, purchases and consumption by adults and children, Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier (2020) Downloads View citations (17) (2020)
  2. The Impact of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes on Purchases: Evidence from Four City-Level Taxes in the U.S
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (6)
    Also in Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research Downloads View citations (1)

2018

  1. Testing for Peer Effects Using Genetic Data
    Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York Downloads
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) Downloads View citations (10)
  2. The Impact of Information Disclosure on Consumer Behavior: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment of Calorie Labels on Restaurant Menus
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The Impact of Information Disclosure on Consumer Behavior: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment of Calorie Labels on Restaurant Menus, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2020) Downloads View citations (8) (2020)
  3. The Impact of the Philadelphia Beverage Tax on Prices and Product Availability
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (18)
    Also in Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research Downloads
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research Downloads View citations (18)

    See also Journal Article The Impact of the Philadelphia Beverage Tax on Prices and Product Availability, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2020) Downloads View citations (18) (2020)
  4. The Impact of the Philadelphia Beverage Tax on Purchases and Consumption by Adults and Children
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (7)
    Also in Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research Downloads
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research Downloads View citations (26)

    See also Journal Article The impact of the Philadelphia beverage tax on purchases and consumption by adults and children, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2019) Downloads View citations (63) (2019)
  5. The Pass-Through of the Largest Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: The Case of Boulder, Colorado
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (16)

2017

  1. Effect of stress on later-life health: evidence from the Vietnam war draft
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Effect of Stress on Later‐Life Health: Evidence from the Vietnam War Draft, Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons (2018) Downloads View citations (1) (2018)
  2. The Effect of Stress on Later-Life Health: Evidence from the Vietnam Draft
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (4)
  3. The Medical Care Costs of Youth Obesity: An Instrumental Variables Approach
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (4)

2016

  1. A Guide and Advice for Economists on the U.S. Junior Academic Job Market: 2016–2017 Edition
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads
  2. The Effect of Weight on Labor Market Outcomes: An Application of Genetic Instrumental Variables
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (4)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) Downloads View citations (4)

    See also Journal Article The effect of weight on labor market outcomes: An application of genetic instrumental variables, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2019) Downloads View citations (26) (2019)
  3. The Impact of Health Insurance on Preventive Care and Health Behaviors: Evidence from the 2014 ACA Medicaid Expansions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (27)

2015

  1. Health Disparities Across Education: The Role of Differential Reporting Error
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (7)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) Downloads View citations (7)

    See also Journal Article Health disparities across education: The role of differential reporting error, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2018) Downloads View citations (8) (2018)
  2. The Incidence of Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: The Case of Berkeley, California
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (18)

2014

  1. A Guide and Advice for Economists on the U.S. Junior Academic Job Market: 2014-2015 Edition
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (1)

2013

  1. The Demand for Cigarettes as Derived from the Demand for Weight Control
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (4)
    Also in Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York (2013) Downloads View citations (4)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) Downloads View citations (7)
  2. The Effect of Deceptive Advertising on Consumption of the Advertised Good and its Substitutes: The Case of Over-the-Counter Weight Loss Products
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (6)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) Downloads View citations (5)

2012

  1. The Impact of Physical Education on Obesity among Elementary School Children
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (14)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) Downloads View citations (4)

    See also Journal Article The impact of physical education on obesity among elementary school children, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2013) Downloads View citations (47) (2013)

2011

  1. A Guide and Advice for Economists on the U.S. Junior Academic Job Market (2011-2012 Edition)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (4)
  2. Economic Instruments for Obesity Prevention: Results of a Scoping Review and Modified Delphi Survey
    Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (3)
  3. The Economics of Risky Health Behaviors
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (204)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) Downloads View citations (231)

    See also Chapter The Economics of Risky Health Behaviors, Handbook of Health Economics, Elsevier (2011) Downloads View citations (201) (2011)
  4. The Impact of the Macroeconomy on Health Insurance Coverage: Evidence from the Great Recession
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (14)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) Downloads View citations (16)

    See also Journal Article The Impact of the Macroeconomy on Health Insurance Coverage: Evidence from the Great Recession, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2015) Downloads View citations (31) (2015)
  5. Unfit for Service: The Implications of Rising Obesity for U.S. Military Recruitment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (7)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) Downloads

    See also Journal Article UNFIT FOR SERVICE: THE IMPLICATIONS OF RISING OBESITY FOR US MILITARY RECRUITMENT, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2012) Downloads View citations (14) (2012)

2010

  1. The Job Market for New Economists: A Market Design Perspective
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (46)
    See also Journal Article The Job Market for New Economists: A Market Design Perspective, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2010) Downloads View citations (47) (2010)
  2. The Medical Care Costs of Obesity: An Instrumental Variables Approach
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (107)
    See also Journal Article The medical care costs of obesity: An instrumental variables approach, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2012) Downloads View citations (293) (2012)

2009

  1. Differences in the U.S. Trends in the Prevalence of Obesity Based on Body Mass Index and Skinfold Thickness
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Outcomes in a Program that Offers Financial Rewards for Weight Loss
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (13)
    See also Chapter Outcomes in a Program that Offers Financial Rewards for Weight Loss, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) Downloads View citations (18) (2011)

2008

  1. Obesity and Developmental Functioning Among Children Aged 2-4 Years
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2008) Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Obesity and Skill Attainment in Early Childhood
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (66)
    See also Journal Article Obesity and skill attainment in early childhood, Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier (2008) Downloads View citations (66) (2008)
  3. The Ability of Various Measures of Fatness to Predict Application for Disability Insurance
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center Downloads
  4. The Impact of Income on the Weight of Elderly Americans
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article The impact of income on the weight of elderly Americans, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2010) Downloads View citations (53) (2010)
  5. U.S. Agricultural Policy and Obesity
    2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) Downloads

2007

  1. Maternal Employment and Childhood Obesity: A Search for Mechanisms in Time Use Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (48)
    See also Journal Article Maternal employment and childhood obesity: A search for mechanisms in time use data, Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier (2012) Downloads View citations (95) (2012)
  2. Mechanisms for the Association Between Maternal Employment and Child Cognitive Development
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (19)

2006

  1. Beyond BMI: The Value of More Accurate Measures of Fatness and Obesity in Social Science Research
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (71)
    See also Journal Article Beyond BMI: The value of more accurate measures of fatness and obesity in social science research, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2008) Downloads View citations (368) (2008)
  2. Contingent Valuation Analysis of Willingness to Pay To Reduce Childhood Obesity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Contingent valuation analysis of willingness to pay to reduce childhood obesity, Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier (2008) Downloads View citations (38) (2008)
  3. Nutrition Labels and Obesity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (41)
  4. The Importance of Objective Health Measures in Predicting Early Receipt of Social Security Benefits: The Case of Fatness
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center Downloads View citations (11)

2005

  1. The Competitive Effects of Drug Withdrawals
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads
  2. The Impact of State Physical Education Requirements on Youth Physical Activity and Overweight
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article The impact of state physical education requirements on youth physical activity and overweight, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2007) Downloads View citations (59) (2007)

2004

  1. Factor Substitution and Unobserved Factor Quality in Nursing Homes
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (3)
  2. Obesity as a Barrier to the Transition from Welfare to Work
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (11)
  3. Obesity, Disability, and Movement Onto the Disability Insurance Rolls
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center Downloads View citations (13)

2003

  1. Health Insurance Coverage and the Macroeconomy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads
    See also Journal Article Health insurance coverage and the macroeconomy, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2005) Downloads View citations (32) (2005)
  2. Lighting Up and Slimming Down: The Effects of Body Weight and Cigarette Prices on Adolescent Smoking Initiation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Lighting up and slimming down: the effects of body weight and cigarette prices on adolescent smoking initiation, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2004) Downloads View citations (81) (2004)

2002

  1. A Guide (and Advice) for Economists on the U. S. Junior Academic Job Market
    Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (14)

2000

  1. Body Weight and Women's Labor Market Outcomes
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (91)

1998

  1. Meritocracy in America: An Examination of Wages Within and Across Occupations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (10)
  2. Understanding the Role of Cognitive Ability in Accounting for the Recent Rise in the Economic Return to Education
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (58)

1997

  1. An Empirical Examination of Information Barriers to Trade in Insurance
    Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State Downloads
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1996) Downloads View citations (12)

    See also Journal Article An Empirical Examination of Information Barriers to Trade in Insurance, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1999) Downloads View citations (230) (1999)

1996

  1. Cognitive Ability, Wages, and Meritocracy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (61)

Undated

  1. Multi-City Study Shows Beverage Taxes Raise Prices, Reduce and Shift Purchases
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research Downloads
  2. Oakland’s Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax: Impacts on Prices, Purchases and Consumption by Adults and Children (Journal Article)
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research Downloads
  3. The Impact of Sugar†Sweetened Beverage Taxes on Purchases: Evidence from Four City†Level Taxes in the United States
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research Downloads
  4. The Pass†Through of a Tax on Sugar†Sweetened Beverages in Boulder, Colorado
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research Downloads

Journal Articles

2025

  1. The role of repugnance in markets: How the Jared Fogle scandal affected patronage of subway
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2025, 229, (C) Downloads
    See also Working Paper The Role of Repugnance in Markets: How the Jared Fogle Scandal Affected Patronage of Subway, NBER Working Papers (2023) Downloads (2023)

2024

  1. Non‐classical measurement error in instrumental variables estimation: An application to the medical care costs of obesity
    Health Economics, 2024, 33, (11), 2558-2574 Downloads
  2. Report of the Committee on the Job Market
    AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2024, 114, 825-28 Downloads
    Also in AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2023, 113, 789-91 (2023) Downloads
  3. Transgender Transitioning and Responsiveness to Policy: Evidence from the Netherlands
    AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2024, 114, 364-68 Downloads

2023

  1. Consumer Responses to Firms’ Voluntary Disclosure of Information
    American Journal of Health Economics, 2023, 9, (1), 22 - 46 Downloads
  2. Genetic nurture in educational attainment
    Economics & Human Biology, 2023, 49, (C) Downloads View citations (1)
  3. Review: Taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages: Political economy, and effects on prices, purchases, and consumption
    Food Policy, 2023, 117, (C) Downloads View citations (1)

2022

  1. Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Job Market
    AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2022, 112, 802-03 Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2021, 111, 801-02 (2021) Downloads
  2. The effect of beverage taxes on youth consumption and body mass index: Evidence from Mauritius
    Health Economics, 2022, 31, (6), 1033-1045 Downloads View citations (4)

2021

  1. Does Information Disclosure Improve Consumer Knowledge?
    American Journal of Health Economics, 2021, 7, (4), 427 - 456 Downloads View citations (1)
  2. The Pass‐Through of a Tax on Sugar‐Sweetened Beverages in Boulder, Colorado
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2021, 103, (3), 987-1005 Downloads View citations (6)

2020

  1. Oakland’s sugar-sweetened beverage tax: Impacts on prices, purchases and consumption by adults and children
    Economics & Human Biology, 2020, 37, (C) Downloads View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Oakland’s Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax: Impacts on Prices, Purchases and Consumption by Adults and Children, NBER Working Papers (2019) Downloads View citations (21) (2019)
  2. The Impact of Information Disclosure on Consumer Behavior: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment of Calorie Labels on Restaurant Menus
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2020, 39, (4), 1020-1042 Downloads View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of Information Disclosure on Consumer Behavior: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment of Calorie Labels on Restaurant Menus, NBER Working Papers (2018) Downloads View citations (4) (2018)
  3. The Impact of the Philadelphia Beverage Tax on Prices and Product Availability
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2020, 39, (3), 605-628 Downloads View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of the Philadelphia Beverage Tax on Prices and Product Availability, NBER Working Papers (2018) Downloads View citations (18) (2018)
  4. The impact of sugar‐sweetened beverage taxes on purchases: Evidence from four city‐level taxes in the United States
    Health Economics, 2020, 29, (10), 1289-1306 Downloads View citations (9)
  5. The medical care costs of obesity and severe obesity in youth: An instrumental variables approach
    Health Economics, 2020, 29, (5), 624-639 Downloads View citations (6)

2019

  1. Gains in health insurance coverage explain variation in Democratic vote share in the 2008-2016 presidential elections
    PLOS ONE, 2019, 14, (4), 1-16 Downloads View citations (5)
  2. Testing for family influences on obesity: The role of genetic nurture
    Health Economics, 2019, 28, (7), 937-952 Downloads View citations (13)
  3. The effect of weight on labor market outcomes: An application of genetic instrumental variables
    Health Economics, 2019, 28, (1), 65-77 Downloads View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper The Effect of Weight on Labor Market Outcomes: An Application of Genetic Instrumental Variables, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) Downloads View citations (4) (2016)
  4. The impact of the Philadelphia beverage tax on purchases and consumption by adults and children
    Journal of Health Economics, 2019, 67, (C) Downloads View citations (63)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of the Philadelphia Beverage Tax on Purchases and Consumption by Adults and Children, NBER Working Papers (2018) Downloads View citations (7) (2018)

2018

  1. Effect of Medicaid Expansions of 2014 on Overall and Early-Stage Cancer Diagnoses
    American Journal of Public Health, 2018, 108, (2), 216-218 Downloads View citations (5)
  2. Effect of Stress on Later‐Life Health: Evidence from the Vietnam War Draft
    Southern Economic Journal, 2018, 85, (1), 142-165 Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Effect of stress on later-life health: evidence from the Vietnam war draft, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2017) Downloads View citations (3) (2017)
  3. Health disparities across education: The role of differential reporting error
    Health Economics, 2018, 27, (3), e1-e29 Downloads View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Health Disparities Across Education: The Role of Differential Reporting Error, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) Downloads View citations (7) (2015)

2017

  1. Parental misclassification of child overweight/obese status: The role of parental education and parental weight status
    Economics & Human Biology, 2017, 24, (C), 92-103 Downloads View citations (5)
  2. Reporting error in weight and height among older adults: Implications for estimating healthcare costs
    The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2017, 9, (C), 122-144 Downloads View citations (1)
  3. The Impact of Health Insurance on Preventive Care and Health Behaviors: Evidence from the First Two Years of the ACA Medicaid Expansions
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2017, 36, (2), 390-417 Downloads View citations (147)
  4. The Pass‐Through of Taxes on Sugar‐Sweetened Beverages to Retail Prices: The Case of Berkeley, California
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2017, 36, (2), 303-326 Downloads View citations (32)

2016

  1. The Demand for Cigarettes as Derived from the Demand for Weight Loss: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation
    Health Economics, 2016, 25, (1), 8-23 Downloads View citations (10)

2015

  1. An economy of scales: A selective review of obesity's economic causes, consequences, and solutions
    Journal of Health Economics, 2015, 43, (C), 244-268 Downloads View citations (145)
  2. Reporting error in weight and its implications for bias in economic models
    Economics & Human Biology, 2015, 19, (C), 27-44 Downloads View citations (40)
  3. Savings in Medical Expenditures Associated with Reductions in Body Mass Index Among US Adults with Obesity, by Diabetes Status
    PharmacoEconomics, 2015, 33, (7), 707-722 Downloads View citations (27)
  4. The Earnings and Consulting Income of US Health Economists: Results from the 2012 Survey of the American Society of Health Economists
    American Journal of Health Economics, 2015, 1, (2), 255-274 Downloads
    Also in American Journal of Health Economics, 2015, 1, (2), 255-274 (2015) Downloads View citations (1)
  5. The Impact of the Macroeconomy on Health Insurance Coverage: Evidence from the Great Recession
    Health Economics, 2015, 24, (2), 206-223 Downloads View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of the Macroeconomy on Health Insurance Coverage: Evidence from the Great Recession, IZA Discussion Papers (2011) Downloads View citations (14) (2011)

2014

  1. INCENTIVES FOR WELLNESS: TACKLING ISSUES OF EFFECTIVENESS, BIOLOGY, SCOPE, AND COST SHIFTING
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2014, 33, (3), 826-832 Downloads View citations (1)
  2. THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT PERMITS GREATER FINANCIAL REWARDS FOR WEIGHT LOSS: A GOOD IDEA IN PRINCIPLE, BUT MANY PRACTICAL CONCERNS REMAIN
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2014, 33, (3), 810-820 Downloads View citations (6)
  3. The effect of rising obesity on eligibility to serve in the U.S. public health service commissioned corps
    Economics & Human Biology, 2014, 15, (C), 213-224 Downloads

2013

  1. A case study of a workplace wellness program that offers financial incentives for weight loss
    Journal of Health Economics, 2013, 32, (5), 794-803 Downloads View citations (60)
  2. The Consequences of Rising Youth Obesity for U.S. Military Academy Admissions
    Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2013, 35, (1), 32-51 Downloads
    Also in Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2013, 35, (1), 32-51 (2013) Downloads
  3. The impact of physical education on obesity among elementary school children
    Journal of Health Economics, 2013, 32, (4), 743-755 Downloads View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of Physical Education on Obesity among Elementary School Children, NBER Working Papers (2012) Downloads View citations (14) (2012)

2012

  1. Maternal employment and childhood obesity: A search for mechanisms in time use data
    Economics & Human Biology, 2012, 10, (4), 352-364 Downloads View citations (95)
    See also Working Paper Maternal Employment and Childhood Obesity: A Search for Mechanisms in Time Use Data, NBER Working Papers (2007) Downloads View citations (48) (2007)
  2. The medical care costs of obesity: An instrumental variables approach
    Journal of Health Economics, 2012, 31, (1), 219-230 Downloads View citations (293)
    See also Working Paper The Medical Care Costs of Obesity: An Instrumental Variables Approach, NBER Working Papers (2010) Downloads View citations (107) (2010)
  3. UNFIT FOR SERVICE: THE IMPLICATIONS OF RISING OBESITY FOR US MILITARY RECRUITMENT
    Health Economics, 2012, 21, (11), 1348-1366 Downloads View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Unfit for Service: The Implications of Rising Obesity for U.S. Military Recruitment, IZA Discussion Papers (2011) Downloads View citations (7) (2011)

2011

  1. The validity of genes related to neurotransmitters as instrumental variables
    Health Economics, 2011, 20, (8), 884-888 Downloads View citations (36)

2010

  1. MONOPOLY® PRICING
    Economic Inquiry, 2010, 48, (2), 517-520 Downloads
  2. The Job Market for New Economists: A Market Design Perspective
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2010, 24, (4), 187-206 Downloads View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper The Job Market for New Economists: A Market Design Perspective, Scholarly Articles (2010) Downloads View citations (46) (2010)
  3. The impact of income on the weight of elderly Americans
    Health Economics, 2010, 19, (8), 979-993 Downloads View citations (53)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of Income on the Weight of Elderly Americans, NBER Working Papers (2008) Downloads View citations (8) (2008)

2009

  1. Obesity and labor market outcomes among legal immigrants to the United States from developing countries
    Economics & Human Biology, 2009, 7, (2), 153-164 Downloads View citations (23)
  2. The timing of the rise in U.S. obesity varies with measure of fatness
    Economics & Human Biology, 2009, 7, (3), 307-318 Downloads View citations (42)

2008

  1. Beyond BMI: The value of more accurate measures of fatness and obesity in social science research
    Journal of Health Economics, 2008, 27, (2), 519-529 Downloads View citations (368)
    See also Working Paper Beyond BMI: The Value of More Accurate Measures of Fatness and Obesity in Social Science Research, NBER Working Papers (2006) Downloads View citations (71) (2006)
  2. Contingent valuation analysis of willingness to pay to reduce childhood obesity
    Economics & Human Biology, 2008, 6, (2), 281-292 Downloads View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper Contingent Valuation Analysis of Willingness to Pay To Reduce Childhood Obesity, NBER Working Papers (2006) Downloads View citations (5) (2006)
  3. Obesity and skill attainment in early childhood
    Economics & Human Biology, 2008, 6, (3), 388-397 Downloads View citations (66)
    See also Working Paper Obesity and Skill Attainment in Early Childhood, NBER Working Papers (2008) Downloads View citations (66) (2008)
  4. The production of published research by U.S. academic health economists
    International Journal of Health Economics and Management, 2008, 8, (2), 87-111 Downloads View citations (3)
  5. US health economists: who we are and what we do
    Health Economics, 2008, 17, (4), 535-543 Downloads View citations (4)

2007

  1. THE CORRELATION OF YOUTH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY WITH STATE POLICIES
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2007, 25, (4), 506-517 Downloads View citations (6)
  2. The earnings of U.S. health economists
    Journal of Health Economics, 2007, 26, (2), 358-372 Downloads View citations (2)
  3. The impact of state physical education requirements on youth physical activity and overweight
    Health Economics, 2007, 16, (12), 1287-1301 Downloads View citations (59)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of State Physical Education Requirements on Youth Physical Activity and Overweight, NBER Working Papers (2005) Downloads View citations (26) (2005)

2006

  1. Factor substitution in nursing homes
    Journal of Health Economics, 2006, 25, (2), 234-247 Downloads View citations (25)
  2. Obesity, Cigarette Prices, Youth Access Laws, and Adolescent Smoking Initiation
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2006, 32, (1), 149-170 Downloads View citations (12)
  3. Size Matters
    Rationality and Society, 2006, 18, (1), 67-94 Downloads View citations (4)

2005

  1. A Comparison of the Relationship between Obesity and Earnings in the U.S. and Germany
    Schmollers Jahrbuch : Journal of Applied Social Science Studies / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, 2005, 125, (1), 119-129
    Also in EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2005, 125, (1), 119-129 (2005) Downloads View citations (43)
  2. HMO Participation in Medicare+Choice
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2005, 14, (3), 543-574 Downloads View citations (11)
  3. Health insurance coverage and the macroeconomy
    Journal of Health Economics, 2005, 24, (2), 299-315 Downloads View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper Health Insurance Coverage and the Macroeconomy, NBER Working Papers (2003) Downloads (2003)
  4. Morbid obesity and the transition from welfare to work
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2005, 24, (4), 727-743 Downloads View citations (34)
  5. Welfare Reform and the Health Insurance Coverage of Women and Children
    Forum for Health Economics & Policy, 2005, 8, (1), 32 Downloads View citations (10)
    See also Chapter Welfare Reform and the Health Insurance Coverage of Women and Children, NBER Chapters, 2005 (2005) View citations (14) (2005)

2004

  1. Lighting up and slimming down: the effects of body weight and cigarette prices on adolescent smoking initiation
    Journal of Health Economics, 2004, 23, (2), 293-311 Downloads View citations (81)
    See also Working Paper Lighting Up and Slimming Down: The Effects of Body Weight and Cigarette Prices on Adolescent Smoking Initiation, NBER Working Papers (2003) Downloads View citations (16) (2003)
  2. The Impact of Obesity on Wages
    Journal of Human Resources, 2004, 39, (2) Downloads View citations (560)

2003

  1. The Impact of Macroeconomic Conditions on the Health Insurance Coverage of Americans
    Forum for Health Economics & Policy, 2003, 6, (1), 30 Downloads View citations (7)
    See also Chapter The Impact of Macroeconomic Conditions on the Health Insurance Coverage of Americans, NBER Chapters, 2003, 87-114 (2003) Downloads View citations (8) (2003)

2002

  1. CMS Payments Necessary to Support HMO Participation in Medicare Managed Care
    Forum for Health Economics & Policy, 2002, 5, (1), 28 Downloads View citations (3)
    See also Chapter CMS Payments Necessary to Support HMO Participation in Medicare Managed Care, NBER Chapters, 2002, 1-26 (2002) Downloads View citations (1) (2002)

2001

  1. Three observations on wages and measured cognitive ability
    Labour Economics, 2001, 8, (4), 419-442 Downloads View citations (155)

1999

  1. An Empirical Examination of Information Barriers to Trade in Insurance
    American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (4), 827-846 Downloads View citations (230)
    See also Working Paper An Empirical Examination of Information Barriers to Trade in Insurance, Working Papers (1997) Downloads (1997)
  2. On Policies To Reward The Value Added By Educators
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1999, 81, (4), 720-727 Downloads View citations (36)

Edited books

2014

  1. The Oxford Handbook of the Social Science of Obesity
    OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (4)

2011

  1. The Oxford Handbook of the Social Science of Obesity
    OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (62)

2008

  1. The Economics of Health Behaviours, vol Three volume set
    Books, Edward Elgar Publishing Downloads View citations (2)

Chapters

2011

  1. Outcomes in a Program that Offers Financial Rewards for Weight Loss
    A chapter in Economic Aspects of Obesity, 2011, pp 91-126 Downloads View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Outcomes in a Program that Offers Financial Rewards for Weight Loss, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) Downloads View citations (13) (2009)
  2. The Economics of Risky Health Behaviors
    Elsevier Downloads View citations (201)
    See also Working Paper The Economics of Risky Health Behaviors, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) Downloads View citations (204) (2011)

2008

  1. Spillover effects of prescription drug withdrawals
    A chapter in Beyond Health Insurance: Public Policy to Improve Health, 2008, pp 119-143 Downloads View citations (1)

2007

  1. The Economics of Childhood Obesity Policy
    Chapter 3 in Obesity, Business and Public Policy, 2007 Downloads View citations (10)
  2. The Labor Market Impact of Obesity
    Chapter 5 in Obesity, Business and Public Policy, 2007 Downloads View citations (9)

2006

  1. One Pill Makes you Smaller: The Demand for Anti-Obesity Drugs
    A chapter in The Economics of Obesity, 2006, pp 149-183 Downloads

2005

  1. Tobacco Control Policies and Youth Smoking: Evidence from a New Era
    A chapter in Substance Use: Individual Behaviour, Social Interactions, Markets and Politics, 2005, pp 277-291 Downloads
  2. Welfare Reform and the Health Insurance Coverage of Women and Children
    A chapter in Frontiers in Health Policy Research, Volume 8, 2005 View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Welfare Reform and the Health Insurance Coverage of Women and Children, De Gruyter (2005) Downloads View citations (10) (2005)

2003

  1. The Impact of Macroeconomic Conditions on the Health Insurance Coverage of Americans
    A chapter in Frontiers in Health Policy Research, Volume 6, 2003, pp 87-114 Downloads View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article The Impact of Macroeconomic Conditions on the Health Insurance Coverage of Americans, De Gruyter (2003) Downloads View citations (7) (2003)

2002

  1. CMS Payments Necessary to Support HMO Participation in Medicare Managed Care
    A chapter in Frontiers in Health Policy Research, Volume 5, 2002, pp 1-26 Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article CMS Payments Necessary to Support HMO Participation in Medicare Managed Care, De Gruyter (2002) Downloads View citations (3) (2002)

Editor

  1. Journal of Health Economics
    Elsevier
 
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