Book/Printed Material Does falling smoking lead to rising obesity?

Title

• Does falling smoking lead to rising obesity?

Summary

• "The strong negative correlation over time between smoking rates and obesity have led some to suggest that reduced smoking is increasing weight gain in the U.S.. This conclusion is supported by the findings of Chou et al. (2004), who conclude that higher cigarette prices lead to increased body weight. We investigate this issue and find no evidence that reduced smoking leads to weight gain. Using the cigarette tax rather than the cigarette price and controlling for non-linear time effects, we find a negative effect of cigarette taxes on body weight, implying that reduced smoking leads to lower body weights. Yet our results, as well as Chou et al., imply implausibly large effects of smoking on body weight. Thus, we cannot confirm that falling smoking leads in a major way to rising obesity rates in the U.S"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.

Names

• Gruber, Jonathan
• Frakes, Michael
• National Bureau of Economic Research

Created / Published

• Cambridge, MA : National Bureau of Economic Research, c2005.

Headings

• -  Obesity--United States
• -  Smoking cessation--United States

Notes

• -  Title from PDF file as viewed on 7/13/2005.
• -  Includes bibliographical references.
• -  Also available in print.
• -  Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• -  System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Call Number/Physical Location

• HB1

Digital Id

• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2005618415
• http://papers.nber.org/papers/w11483 External

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2005618415

Access Advisory

• Unrestricted online access

Online Format

• image
• pdf

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2005618415

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