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Can Nutritional Label Use Influence Body Weight Outcomes?, Andreas Drichoutis, Rodolfo M. Nayga, Panagiotis Lazaridis
Can Nutritional Label Use Influence Body Weight Outcomes?, Andreas Drichoutis, Rodolfo M. Nayga, Panagiotis Lazaridis
Andreas Drichoutis
Nutritional labeling has been of much interest to policy makers and health advocates due to rising obesity trends. So can nutritional label use really help reduce body weight outcomes? This study evaluates the impact of nutritional label use on body weight using the propensity score matching technique. We conducted a series of tests related to variable choice of the propensity score specification, quality of matching indicators, robustness checks, and sensitivity to unobserved heterogeneity using Rosenbaum bounds to validate our propensity score exercise. Our results generally suggest that nutritional label use does not affect body mass index. Implications of our findings …
Nutritional Label Use, Body Weight Outcomes And Self Selectivity: A Propensity Score Matching Approach, Andreas Drichoutis, Rodolfo M. Nayga, Panagiotis Lazaridis
Nutritional Label Use, Body Weight Outcomes And Self Selectivity: A Propensity Score Matching Approach, Andreas Drichoutis, Rodolfo M. Nayga, Panagiotis Lazaridis
Andreas Drichoutis
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Body Weight Outcomes And Food Expenditures Among Older Europeans: A Simultaneous Equation Approach, Andreas C. Drichoutis, Panagiotis Lazaridis, Rodolfo M. Nayga
Body Weight Outcomes And Food Expenditures Among Older Europeans: A Simultaneous Equation Approach, Andreas C. Drichoutis, Panagiotis Lazaridis, Rodolfo M. Nayga
Andreas Drichoutis
We analyze the inter-relationships between body weight outcomes and food expenditures among older Europeans using a simultaneous equation model. Several statistical tests were conducted to assess endogeneity of selected variables, the exogeneity, relevance, and validity of instruments used, and the identification of the model. Our results generally suggest, contrary to normative views, that food-away-from-home expenditure is negatively related to body mass index (BMI). BMI is negatively related to the percentage of food spent away from home.