TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of fast-food restaurants on childhood obesity
T2 - A school level analysis
AU - Alviola IV, Pedro A.
AU - Nayga, Rodolfo M.
AU - Thomsen, Michael R.
AU - Danforth, Diana
AU - Smartt, James
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture , Grant Number 2011-68001-30014 . This work was also partly supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea ( NRF-2011-330-B00074 ). The authors thank Richard Dunn, Susan Chen and Bruce Dixon for helpful comments. The authors also thank the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) for use of their data.
PY - 2014/1
Y1 - 2014/1
N2 - We analyze, using an instrumental variable approach, the effect of the number of fast-food restaurants on school level obesity rates in Arkansas. Using distance to the nearest major highway as an instrument, our results suggest that exposure to fast-food restaurants can impact weight outcomes. Specifically, we find that the number of fast-food restaurants within a mile from the school can significantly affect school level obesity rates.
AB - We analyze, using an instrumental variable approach, the effect of the number of fast-food restaurants on school level obesity rates in Arkansas. Using distance to the nearest major highway as an instrument, our results suggest that exposure to fast-food restaurants can impact weight outcomes. Specifically, we find that the number of fast-food restaurants within a mile from the school can significantly affect school level obesity rates.
KW - Childhood obesity
KW - Fast-food restaurants
KW - Instrumental variables
KW - Schools
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84893685560&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ehb.2013.05.001
DO - 10.1016/j.ehb.2013.05.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 23827821
AN - SCOPUS:84893685560
VL - 12
SP - 110
EP - 119
JO - Economics and Human Biology
JF - Economics and Human Biology
SN - 1570-677X
IS - 1
ER -
