Obesity and Counseling

Yaqin Liu (), Susana Ferreira, Gregory Colson and Michael Wetzstein

No 149947, 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C. from Agricultural and Applied Economics Association

Abstract: A theoretical model is developed addressing habit formation and time-inconsistent preferences in consumption of unhealthy foods. In particular, the effects of counseling in altering the consumption satiation point and lowering individual discount rates are investigated. The model highlights the importance of health counseling and offers support to initiatives such as low-cost obesity screening and counseling.

Keywords: Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 35
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.149947

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