OBESITY AND MORAL HAZARD IN DEMAND FOR VISITS TO PHYSICIANS Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • In this article, we use count data regression with sample selection to analyze the effects and degree of moral hazard in demand for visits to physicians among groups of individuals with similar body mass index (BMI). Our results suggest that the effect of moral hazard on the demand for visits to doctors is increasing in BMI for men and for overweight and obese women. Moral hazard is highest among overweight men. 2010 Western Economic Association International.

published proceedings

  • CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC POLICY

author list (cited authors)

  • Gustavsen, G. W., Nayga, R., & Wu, X.

citation count

  • 0

complete list of authors

  • Gustavsen, Geir Waehler||Nayga, Rodolfo M Jr||Wu, Ximing

publication date

  • October 2011

publisher