Weight gains from trade in foods: Evidence from Mexico

被引：34

作者：

Giuntella, Osea ^{[1
]}

Rieger, Matthias ^{[2
]}

Rotunno, Lorenzo ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Pittsburgh, Dept Econ, Posvar Hall,230 S Bouquet St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA

[2] Erasmus Univ, Int Inst Social Studies ISS, Kortenaerkade 12, NL-2518 AX The Hague, Netherlands

[3] Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, EHESS, Cent Marseille,IRD,AMSE, Marseille, France

来源：

JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS | 2020年 / 122卷

关键词：

Trade; Obesity; Nutrition transition; Mexico; IMPORT COMPETITION; NUTRITION TRANSITION; LABOR-MARKETS; LIBERALIZATION; OBESITY; HEALTH; GLOBALIZATION; POVERTY; DEMAND; IMPACT;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jinteco.2019.103277

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

In this paper, we investigate the effects of trade in foods on obesity in Mexico. To do so, we match data on Mexican food imports from the U.S. with anthropometric and food expenditure data. Our findings suggest that exposure to food imports from the U.S. can explain up to 20% of the rise in obesity prevalence among Mexican women between 1988 and 2012. Pro-obesity effects are driven by areas more exposed to unhealthy food imports. We also find evidence in favour of a price mechanism. By linking trade flows to obesity, the paper sheds light on an important channel through which globalisation may affect health. (C) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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