A5032926335- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Taxation and Compliance Studies
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
- Marine animal studies overview
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing
- Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Corporate Taxation and Avoidance
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Innovations in Educational Methods
- Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
- Evaluation of Teaching Practices
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Wine Industry and Tourism
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
University of Washington
2010-2024
Seattle University
2018
Importance Sweetened beverage taxes have been associated with reduced purchasing of taxed beverages. However, few studies assessed the association between sweetened and health outcomes. Objective To evaluate Seattle tax change in body mass index (BMI) among children. Design, Setting, Participants In this longitudinal cohort study, anthropometric data were obtained from electronic medical records 2 care systems (Kaiser Permanente Washington [KP] Children’s Hospital Odessa Brown Clinic...
Taxing sweetened beverages has emerged as an important and effective policy for addressing their overconsumption. However, taxes may place a greater economic burden on people with lower incomes. We assess the degree to which beverage in three large US cities placed inequitable populations incomes by assessing spending income after have been implemented, well any net transfer of funds towards once allocation tax revenue is considered. find that while pay higher percentage taxes, there no...
The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), a universal free school meals policy, increases meal participation by allowing schools in low-income areas to provide breakfast and lunch all students; however, its impact on obesity remains uncertain. objective of this study is estimate the association CEP with child obesity.
This study aimed to investigate the association between changes in employment precarity and health amidst COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted an online survey of 623 U.S. adults at-risk for cardiovascular disease, which queried respondents on employment, food insecurity, blood pressure measurements Fall 2020 retrospectively, February 2020. Respondents were also perceived stress created a multidimensional precarious score (PES) using 13 indicators, that operationalized following dimensions (PES...
The use of experiments in the undergraduate economics classroom has been shown to have pedagogical value increasing student learning and engagement, but startup costs adopting can be high for instructors. This article serves as a guide adoption first-time user computerized (online) experiments. It covers three major online experiment platforms: MobLab, classEx, VeconLab, compares platforms manual implementation also includes discussion which characteristics determine their suitability...
The introduction of Seguro Popular (SP)- providing health insurance to over 50 million Mexicans since the early 2000s-represents a large shift in care delivery Mexican population. And yet, its impact on Mexico's marginalized communities has been little studied, and is unclear. Using survey poor urban Ministry Health administrative data, this article investigates SP's effect those at most risk for disparities by looking programme demand preventive services, especially among women, children...
Taxes on sugary beverages are an emerging strategy to improve health by reducing consumption and raising revenues support community wellbeing. However, taxes may have unintended consequences, perceptions of these consequences affect attitudes towards this policy.In June 2017, the Seattle City Council passed ordinance imposing a tax beverages, effective January 1, 2018. Between October December we recruited 851 adults in complete survey (telephone or online) about for their tax-related...
Sweetened beverage taxes are associated with significant reductions in the purchase of sweetened beverages. However, it is unclear whether these play a role shifting perceptions about beverages and their health impacts. We utilized pre- post-tax survey data collected from residents Seattle, WA, city that implemented tax 2018 an untaxed comparison area. used income-stratified difference-in-difference linear probability models to compare net changes perceived healthfulness overall consumption...
It is important to understand whether the publics' attitudes towards sugary beverage taxes (SBT) change after tax implementation ensure long-term success of policies. Seattle's SBT went into effect on January 1, 2018. We administered a mixed-mode survey adults in Seattle and comparison areas, pre- 2-years post-tax, evaluate impact 1) support 2) perceived impacts (N = 2,933). Using difference-in-differences approach, we employed adjusted income-stratified modified Poisson models test net...
Unequal access to healthy food in the local retail environment contributes diet quality disparities. We assessed whether in-store availability and prices of foods differ by neighborhood-level income racial ethnic composition a representative sample stores Seattle, Washington.We developed validated an survey tool surveyed 134 stores. measured 19 items. For each store, we calculated score (range, 0-25), mean within category. Using census tract data, identified median household proportions...
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Taxes on sweetened beverages have become an important policy response to growing obesity rates and the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in U.S. other nations. Since 2015, eight cities implemented these taxes, but so far direct evidence their impacts household purchasing behavior is scarce. Of particular interest many researchers makers lower-income consumers both because they higher beverage consumption average concerns that taxes are regressive. This project investigates income-stratified SSB...
We study the relationship between tax salience and pass-through for Seattle’s Sweetened Beverage Tax. Seattle retailers used several product pricing strategies corresponding to different levels of salience. Retailers that highlight on price tags more than do not tax. add at register but include it in shelf also mention tax, this result is only observed are part a national chain.