The Effects of Relative Food Prices on Obesity — Evidence from China: 1991-2006

Yang Lu, Dana Goldman

NBER Working Paper No. 15720
Issued in February 2010

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We are especially grateful to Michael Grossman for insightful comments and suggestions. We thank James P. Smith, Darius Lakdawalla, Erik Meijer, Homero Martinez, Jeffrey Wasserman, participants in the 2008 Academy Health and 2008 APPAM annual conferences for helpful inputs. This research is funded by the RAND Center for Chinese Aging Studies. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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