Tag Archives: overweight

The economic cost of obesity in Ireland revisited

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

In an earlier post, I had some thoughts about the economic costs of obesity in Ireland. A lot of different numbers get bandied around. This is partly as there are ways of estimating such costs but also there are different … Continue reading →

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Peter Ubel on market failure, consumer irrationality and obesity

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

This video by Peter Ubel has an excellent discussion about the issue of consumer irrationality in the context of obesity and discusses some interventions that work and some that don’t, drawing on recent developments in behavioural economics. Ubel’s perspective is … Continue reading →

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My presentation today on Fat Taxes

Posted on June 8, 2012 by

I spoke at this morning’s event on Fat & Sugar taxes organized by the UCD Institute for Food and Health & the Geary Institute. It was a joint effort with Clare Delargy & Colm Harmon. Here are our slides. They … Continue reading →

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