Obesity, Poverty and Public Policy

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Griffith, Rachel
• 署名单位: University of London; London School Economics & Political Science
• 刊物名称: ECONOMIC JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0013-0133
• DOI: 10.1093/ej/ueac013
• 发表日期: 2022
• 页码: 1235-1258
• 关键词: Childhood obesity; self-control; Consumer choice; HEALTH; food; PSYCHOLOGY; CHILDREN; prices; time; INFORMATION

摘要

Obesity rates in the United Kingdom, and around the world, are high and rising. They are higher, and rising faster, amongst people growing up and living in deprivation. These patterns raise potential concerns about both market failures and equity. There is much that policy can do to address these concerns. However, policy can also do harm if it is poorly targeted or has unintended consequences. In order to design effective policies we need an understanding of who we are trying to target, and for what reasons. This paper provides an overview of some of the evidence, and some recent policy initiatives.