Prior studies have found a strong negative relation between smoking and body mass index (BMI). Smoking and unhealthy eating both imply a preference for utility in the present at the expense of future ...
The Bell Journal of Economics, Vol. 12, No. 2 (Autumn, 1981), pp. 392-412 (21 pages) This article tests the efficacy of four formulas for specifying regulated utility rates. All exhibit "intertemporal ...