| 来源类型 | Working Paper |
| 规范类型 | 报告 |
| DOI | 10.3386/w16638 |
| 来源ID | Working Paper 16638 |
| How Does the Business Cycle Affect Eating Habits? | |
| Dhaval M. Dave; Inas Rashad Kelly | |
| 发表日期 | 2010-12-23 |
| 出版年 | 2010 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | As economic expansions raise employment and wages, associated shifts in income and time constraints would be expected to also impact individuals' health. This study utilizes information from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (1990-2007) to explore the relationship between the risk of unemployment and the consumption of various healthy and unhealthy foods. Estimates, based on fixed effects methodologies, indicate that a higher risk of unemployment is associated with reduced consumption of fruits and vegetables and increased consumption of "unhealthy" foods such as snacks and fast food. In addition to estimation of the average population effect, heterogeneous responses are also identified through detailed sample stratifications and by isolating the effect for those predicted to be at highest risk of unemployment based on their socio-economic characteristics. Among individuals predicted to be at highest risk of being unemployed, a one percentage point increase in the resident state's unemployment rate is associated with a 2-8% reduction in the consumption of fruits and vegetables. The impact is somewhat higher among married individuals and older adults. Supplementary analyses also explore specific mediating pathways, and point to reduced family income and adverse mental health as significant channels underlying the procyclical nature of healthy food consumption. |
| 主题 | Health, Education, and Welfare ; Health |
| URL | https://www.nber.org/papers/w16638 |
| 来源智库 | National Bureau of Economic Research (United States) |
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| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/574312 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Dhaval M. Dave,Inas Rashad Kelly. How Does the Business Cycle Affect Eating Habits?. 2010. |
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