She is a seasoned specialist in tax reforms and their effects on individual behavior and on a macroeconomic scale.
With an essay entitled
Economics of Obesity
(Éditions La Découverte), this professor and researcher based in the United States for twenty years (University of Vermont) wanted to engage with a major subject across the Atlantic and one of growing importance in France.
Thus, his research gradually shifted towards “reforms that use taxation to respond to the challenges raised by this health issue.”
Because Nathalie Mathieu-Bolh is convinced that adequate public policies can help curb the consequences of obesity.
A reflection that she shares here in seven key themes.
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