Obesity and Income Distribution: A Panel Data Analysis for Western World

9 Pages Posted: 2 Mar 2013

Date Written: February 28, 2013

Abstract

In the present paper author attempts to support through an econometric panel data analysis the view of (Darmon and Drewnowski, 2008) that higher income classes have healthier diet, therefore lower obesity levels. The sample covers Western Europe and the United States. Data are taken from Eurostat and OECD. The elaboration of these panel data is made feasible by means of the Eviews software package.

Keywords: Health, Income Distribution, Food Consumption, Beverage Consumption, Alcohol Consumption, Diet, Medicine, Demography, Economy, Econometric models with panel data (single equation)

JEL Classification: O15, Q18, L66, E21, N3, O1, D6, C23

Suggested Citation

Georgiou, Miltiades N., Obesity and Income Distribution: A Panel Data Analysis for Western World (February 28, 2013). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2226391 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2226391

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