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5by Cawley, John Published in Journal of health economics (01.09.2015)“...This paper reviews the economic research on obesity, covering topics such as the measurement of, and trends in, obesity, the economic causes of obesity (e.g...”
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8by Cawley, John Published in Health Affairs (01.03.2010)“...In the past few decades, obesity rates among American children have skyrocketed. Although many factors have played a part in this unhealthy increase, this...”
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9“...This paper is the first to use the method of instrumental variables (IV) to estimate the impact of obesity on medical costs in order to address the endogeneity...”
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10by Cawley, John“...There is an urgent need to better understand the causes and consequences of obesity, and to learn what works to prevent or reduce obesity. The purpose of this...”
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11by Cawley, John Published in Journal of health politics, policy and law (01.06.2016)“...A large number and range of policies to address the obesity epidemic have been implemented. However, the prevalence of obesity has continued to rise, or at...”
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12by John Cawley Published in The Journal of human resources (01.04.2004)“...Previous studies of the relationship between body weight and wages have found mixed results. This paper uses a larger data set and several regression...”
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13by John Cawley Published in Journal of policy analysis and management (01.07.2014)“...The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) increased the maximum rewards that group health insurance plans (including employers who...”
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14by Simon, Kosali Soni, Aparna Cawley, John Published in Journal of policy analysis and management (Spring 2017)“...The U.S. population receives suboptimal levels of preventive care and has a high prevalence of risky health behaviors. One goal of the Affordable Care Act...”
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15by Cawley, John Frisvold, David E Published in Journal of policy analysis and management (Spring 2017)“...Obesity and diet‐related chronic disease are increasing problems worldwide. In response, many governments have enacted or are considering taxes on energy‐dense...”
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16by Soni, Aparna Simon, Kosali Cawley, John Sabik, Lindsay Published in American journal of public health (1971) (01.02.2018)“...To determine whether the 2014 Medicaid expansions facilitated by the Affordable Care Act affected overall and early-stage cancer diagnosis for nonelderly...”
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17by John Cawley Published in Journal of policy analysis and management (01.07.2014)“...Morgan Downey raises several interesting issues in his essay. We agree on several points, for example, that current regulations are "really quite porous," with...”
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18“...Virtually all social science research related to obesity studies a person's body mass index (BMI). Yet there is wide agreement in the medical literature that...”
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19by Roberto, Christina A, Dr Swinburn, Boyd, MD Hawkes, Corinna, PhD Huang, Terry T-K, Prof Costa, Sergio A, PhD Ashe, Marice, JD Zwicker, Lindsey, JD Cawley, John H, PhD Brownell, Kelly D, PhD Published in The Lancet (British edition) (2015)“...Summary Despite isolated areas of improvement, no country to date has reversed its obesity epidemic. Governments, together with a broad range of stakeholders,...”
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20“...Employers are increasingly adopting workplace wellness programs designed to improve employee health and decrease employer costs associated with health...”