Impatience, Incentives, and Obesity
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This paper explores the relationship between time preferences, economic incentives, and body mass index (BMI). Using data from the 2006 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, we …rst show that greater impatience increases BMI and the likelihood of obesity even after controlling for demographic, human capital, occupational, and …nancial characteristics as well as risk preference. Next, we provide evidence of an interaction
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center United States
- Carroll College United States
- Federal Trade Commission United States
- Georgia State University United States
time preference, 330, Economics, time inconsistency, present bias, body mass index, discount rate, food prices, Obesity; weight; body mass index; time inconsistent; time inconsistency; hyperbolic discounting; present bias; self control; discount factor; discount rate; time preference; food prices, discount factor, Obesity, hyperbolic discounting, jel: jel:D90, jel: jel:I10, jel: jel:D9
time preference, 330, Economics, time inconsistency, present bias, body mass index, discount rate, food prices, Obesity; weight; body mass index; time inconsistent; time inconsistency; hyperbolic discounting; present bias; self control; discount factor; discount rate; time preference; food prices, discount factor, Obesity, hyperbolic discounting, jel: jel:D90, jel: jel:I10, jel: jel:D9
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