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	Provedor de dados AgEcon (1) Autor Patterson, Paul M. (1) Richards, Timothy J. (1) Palavra-chave Demand estimation (1) Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety (1) Household production (1) Native Americans (1) Shadow values. (1) Type II diabetes (1) Mais... Tipo do documento Working or Discussion Paper (1) Ano 2004 (1) País United States (1) Idioma Inglês (1)		Ordenar por:  Relevância Autor Título Ano Registros recuperados: 1 Primeira ... 1 ... Última Native American Obesity: An Economic Model of the "Thrifty Gene" Theory AgEcon Richards, Timothy J.; Patterson, Paul M.. Native American obesity and the associated health conditions are generally thought to result in part from a genetic predisposition to overeating fats and carbohydrates, called the "thrifty gene." Although coined by nutritional scientists, this study maintains the origin of the thrifty gene lies in economics. Apparently harmful overconsumption and addiction constitute economically rational behavior if the increment to current utility from adding to one's stock of "consumption capital" is greater than the present value of utility lost in the future due to ill health and the costs of withdrawal. Tests of these conditions for such "rational addiction" are conducted using two-stage household production approach. The results obtained by estimating this model in... Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper Palavras-chave: Type II diabetes; Household production; Native Americans; Demand estimation; Shadow values.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety. Ano: 2004 URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28544 Registros recuperados: 1 Primeira ... 1 ... Última

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