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Economic crises and obesity: evidence and mechanism from the United States

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  • Yudong Deng
  • Huixia Wang
  • Chenggang Wang

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Existing studies that explore the relationship between business cycles and health remain debated. This study investigates the effects of economic fluctuation on obesity in the United States. Using the county-level unemployment rates from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), we find that people are less likely to be obese during economic downturns. Particularly, a one percentage points increase in unemployment rates would lead to the chances of being obese reduced by 0.45% points. We further explore the underlying mechanisms of how business fluctuations affect obesity. We find that people tend to do more exercise and spend less on food expenditure during the economic downturns.

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  • Yudong Deng & Huixia Wang & Chenggang Wang, 2024. "Economic crises and obesity: evidence and mechanism from the United States," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(12), pages 1136-1141, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:31:y:2024:i:12:p:1136-1141
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2023.2176439
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