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标题：Does a ban on trans fats improve public health: synthetic control evidence from Denmark
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作者：Rok Spruk ; Mitja Kovac
期刊名称：Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics
电子版ISSN：2235-6282
出版年度：2020
卷号：156
期号：1
页码：1-32
DOI：10.1186/s41937-019-0048-0
语种：English
出版社：Springer
摘要：We examine the impact of the trans fat ban on a variety of public health outcomes. To this end, we consider a de facto trans fat ban that was introduced by Denmark in 2001. Using the synthetic control method, parallel trends between Denmark and countries in a control group in the years prior to the ban are used to construct a 鈥渟ynthetic Denmark鈥?without any such trans fat ban. Our synthetic control estimates suggest the ban led to substantial improvements in public health. Following the ban, cardiovascular mortality dropped considerably, while the trends of adolescent and child obesity came to a halt and decreased significantly compared to the synthetic control group. Our findings provide new insights into the benefits for public health arising from the banning of trans fats.