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The Economics of Obesity

EconTalk Archives, 2006 by Library of Economics and Liberty

Sep 25, 200646:5Education

Russ Roberts talks with Darius Lakdawalla of Rand and the National Bureau of Economic Research on the economics of obesity, how much fatter are Americans and why. How much is due to the spread of fast food vs. the fallin...

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The Economics of Obesity is an episode from EconTalk Archives, 2006 by Library of Economics and Liberty. Russ Roberts talks with Darius Lakdawalla of Rand and the National Bureau of Economic Research on the economics of obesity, how much fa...

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Russ Roberts talks with Darius Lakdawalla of Rand and the National Bureau of Economic Research on the economics of obesity, how much fatter are Americans and why. How much is due to the spread of fast food vs. the falling price of food and the change in the U.S. workplace?

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