Associate Professor John Cawley, Department of Policy Analysis and Management, studies the economics of health behaviors, with a focus on the economics of obesity. His research concerns:
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- the causes of obesity, such as the extent to which food advertising affects children's consumption of the advertised foods
- the consequences of obesity, including the impact of obesity on labor market outcomes such as wages, employment disability, and the transition from welfare to work
- the effects of anti-obesity interventions, for example physical education in schools, anti-obesity drugs, and bariatric surgery
Professor Cawley has served on obesity-related expert panels and advisory committees for the Institute of Medicine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration.
His research has been supported by grants from the Economic Research Initiative on the Uninsured; the IBM Center for the Business of Government; the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; and the Merck Foundation Center on Consumers, Pharmaceutical Policy, and Health.
