The Economics of Obesity
- Author
- EconTalk: Russ Roberts and Darius Lakdawalla
- Published
- Mon 25 Sep 2006
- Episode Link
- http://www.econlib.org/library/Downloads/Lakdawallafat.mp3
Russ Roberts talks with Darius Lakdawalla of Rand and the National Bureau of Economic Research on the economics of obesity, how much fatter are Americans and why. How much is due to the spread of fast food vs. the falling price of food and the change in the U.S. workplace?
