National Bureau of Economic Research conference report

In the past three decades, the number of obese adults in the US has doubled and the number of obese children almost tripled. This text provides a strong foundation for evaluating the costs and benefits of various proposals designed to control obesity rates.

From the craft hiring hall to monster.com, many institutions exist to facilitate the matching of workers with firms. This study analyzes how these third-party actors intercede where workers and firms meet, thereby aiding, impeding, and, in some cases, exploiting the matching process.