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Can Information Enhanced with Nudges Mitigate the Rise of Childhood Obesity in the Global South?

Pham Khanh Nam, View ORCID ProfileBrandon J. Restrepo, View ORCID ProfileMatthias Rieger and View ORCID ProfileNatascha Wagner
Journal of Human Resources, July 2025, 60 (4) 1323-1355; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0821-11827R2
Pham Khanh Nam
Pham Khanh Nam is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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Brandon J. Restrepo is a Research Economist at the USDA, Economic Research Service, Washington, DC.
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Matthias Rieger
Matthias Rieger is Professor of Global Health at Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management and The International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands .
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Natascha Wagner is Professor of Development Economics and Director of the Global Data Lab at Radboud University in Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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vol. 60 no. 4 1323-1355
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0821-11827R2
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
History 
  • Received August 1, 2021
  • Accepted September 1, 2022
  • Published online August 20, 2025.

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  1. Pham Khanh Nam
  1. Pham Khanh Nam is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
  1. Brandon J. Restrepo
  1. Brandon J. Restrepo is a Research Economist at the USDA, Economic Research Service, Washington, DC.
  1. Matthias Rieger
  1. Matthias Rieger is Professor of Global Health at Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management and The International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands (rieger{at}eshpm.eur.nl).
  1. Natascha Wagner
  1. Natascha Wagner is Professor of Development Economics and Director of the Global Data Lab at Radboud University in Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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