@techreport{NBERw14838,
 title = "Can A Rational Choice Framework Make Sense of Anorexia Nervosa?",
 author = "Robert S. Goldfarb and Thomas C. Leonard and Sara Markowitz and Steven Suranovic",
 institution = "National Bureau of Economic Research",
 type = "Working Paper",
 series = "Working Paper Series",
 number = "14838",
 year = "2009",
 month = "April",
 URL = "http://www.nber.org/papers/w14838",
 abstract = {Can a rational choice modeling framework help broaden our understanding of anorexia nervosa? This question is interesting because anorexia nervosa is a serious health concern, and because of the following issue: could a rational choice approach shed useful light on a condition which appears to involve "choosing" to be ill? We present a model of weight choice and dieting applicable to anorexia nervosa, and the sometimes-associated purging behavior. We also present empirical evidence about factors possibly contributing to anorexia nervosa. We offer this analysis as a consciousness-raising way of thinking about the condition.},
}