Stemming the tide of obesity: What needs to happen

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics
Year: 2013
Volume: 42
Issue: C
Pages: 88-98

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This article argues for the kind of societal and policy efforts that would be necessary to resolve the social problem of obesity. Because of the large scale of the problem, the paper explains about (1) why a social movement is necessary and (2) the kinds of government policy efforts that would have a real chance of eliminating or drastically reducing obesity.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:soceco:v:42:y:2013:i:c:p:88-98
Journal Field
Experimental
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-29