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This course introduces students to the economic approach to evaluating obesity. It focuses on attributable health care expenditures, quality-adjusted life years, productivity changes, consumer sovereignty, and the incentives and regulations that can be used to change individual adult, parent, and child behaviour.
FREE
This course includes
Hours of videos
10 hours, 50 minutes
Units & Quizzes
7
Unlimited Lifetime access
Access on mobile app
Certificate of Completion
Readings
Books
Required- Frank RH. The Economic Naturalist: In Search of Explanations for Everyday Enigmas. Basic Books, 2008
- Finkelstein E, Zuckerman L. The Fattening of America: How the Economy Makes Us Fat, If It Matters, and What To Do About It. John Wiley & Sons, 2008
- Kessler D. The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite. Rodale Books, 2009
| TOPIC | READINGS |
|---|---|
| Session 1: Obesity Economics | Frank RH. The Economic Naturalist |
| Session 2: Basic Facts of Obesity as Presented by Finkelstein | Finkelstein Chapters 1 & 4 |
| Session 3: Consumers, Incentives, and Weight | Finkelstein Chapters 3, 5, and 6 |
| Session 4: Limitations of Consumer Sovereignty | Finkelstein Chapter 2 |
| Session 5: Role of Government and Potential Policies | Finkelstein Chapters 7-10 |
| Session 6: Who Benefits from Obesity? | Finkelstein Chapter 11 |
Course Currilcum
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- Lecture 0: Course Introduction 01:00:00
- Lecture 1: Obesity Economics 02:10:00
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- Lecture 2: Basic Facts of Obesity as Presented by Finkelstein 01:40:00
- Lecture 3: Consumers, Incentives, and Weight 00:55:00
- Lecture 4: Limitations of Consumer Sovereignty 00:55:00
- Lecture 5: Role of Government and Potential Policies 02:10:00
- Lecture 6: Who Benefits from Obesity? 02:00:00
