by mcwebmaster | Mar 31, 2013 | Ineffective consumer behaviour, What others say: media
Governments feel the need to intervene when it comes to increasing obesity rates, shown by the attempt to ban the sale of large soft drinks in New York, or the proposal for a penny-per-ounce excise tax on sweetened beverages in California. But economist Michael Marlow...
by mcwebmaster | Jun 30, 2012 | Ineffective consumer behaviour, Ineffective on obesity, Taxes unfair
Craven, Barrie & Marlow, Michael L. & Shiers, Alden, 2012. “Fat Taxes and Other Interventions Won’t Cure Obesity”, Economic Affairs 32.2, 2012 The paper argues that fat taxes would be uneconomic, ineffective, discriminate racially, encourage rent‐seeking...
by mcwebmaster | May 26, 2012 | Ineffective consumer behaviour, What others say: experts
A six-month field experiment was conducted in a small American city to examine whether taxes on soft drinks could reduce obesity. Some key insights from the experiment: “Could taxes on soft drinks reduce obesity? To examine this, a six-month field experiment was...
by mcwebmaster | Jan 17, 2012 | Ineffective on obesity, What others say: media
Watch this video for a short summary of why a soft drink tax would be ineffective at combating obesity, according to a new Rand...
by mcwebmaster | Jun 30, 2010 | Taxes unfair, What others say: experts
Amarasinghe, Anura & D’Souza, Gerard, 2010. Obesity Prevention: A Review of the Interactions and Interventions, and some Policy Implications, West Virginia University, Regional Research Institute, Research Paper 2010-2, 2010 This review examines the possible...
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