Front matter, table of contents: Michael Grossman, Naci Mocan

Introduction: Michael Grossman, Naci Mocan

1. The Impact of Minimum Wage Rates on Body Weight in the United States: David Meltzer, Zhuo Chen (bibliographic info) (download)

2. Outcomes in a Program that Offers Financial Rewards for Weight Loss: John Cawley, Joshua A. Price (bibliographic info) (download)

3. Food Prices and the Dynamics of Body Weight: Dana Goldman, Darius Lakdawalla, Yuhui Zheng (bibliographic info) (download)

4. Economic Contextual Factors and Child Body Mass Index: Lisa M. Powell, Frank J. Chaloupka (bibliographic info) (download)

5. The Relationship between Neighborhood Quality and Obesity among Children: Bisakha Sen, Stephen Mennemeyer, Lisa C. Gary (bibliographic info) (download)

6. Studying the Child Obesity Epidemic with Natural Experiments: Robert Sandy, Gilbert Liu, John Ottensmann, Rusty Tchernis, Jeffrey Wilson, O.T. Ford (bibliographic info) (download)

7. Food Stamp Program and Consumption Choices: Neeraj Kaushal, Qin Gao (bibliographic info) (download)

8. Physical Activity: Economic and Policy Factors: Melayne M. McInnes, Judith A. Shinogle (bibliographic info) (download)

9. Effects of Weight on Adolescent Educational Attainment: Robert Kaestner, Michael Grossman, Benjamin Yarnoff (bibliographic info) (download)

10. Where Does the Wage Penalty Bite?: Christian A. Gregory, Christopher J. Ruhm (bibliographic info) (download)

11. Does Health Insurance Make You Fat?: Jay Bhattacharya, Kate Bundorf, Noemi Pace, Neeraj Sood (bibliographic info) (download)

12. Obesity, Self-Esteem and Wages: Naci Mocan, Erdal Tekin (bibliographic info) (download)