Economics

Yetsenga R, Banerjee R, Streatfeild J, McGregor K, Austin SB, Lim BWX, Diedrichs PC, Greaves K, Mattei J, Puhl RM, Slaughter-Acey JC, Solanke I, Sonneville KR, Velasquez K, Cheung S. The economic and social costs of body dissatisfaction and appearance-based discrimination in the United States. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention. 2024. Published online ahead of print March 23, 2024 (Article).

Raffoul R, Ward ZJ, Santoso M, Kavanaugh JR, Austin SB. Social Media Platforms Generate Billions of Dollars in Revenue from U.S. Youth: Findings from a Simulated Revenue Model. PLOS ONE. 2023;18(12): e0295337. (Abstract)

Tschampl CA, Lee M, Raffoul A, Santoso M, Austin SB. Economic value of initial implementation activities for proposed ban on sales of over-the-counter diet pills and muscle-building supplements to minors. AJPM Focus. 2023;2(3):100103. (Abstract). This paper reports the results of a study by Brandeis University collaborator Cynthia Tschampl and including STRIPED trainee May Lee.

Streatfeild J, Hickson J, Austin SB, Hutcheson R, Kandel JS, Lampert JG, Myers EM, Richmond TK, Samnaliev M, Velasquez K, Weissman RS, Pezzullo L. Social and economic cost of eating disorders in the United States: Evidence to inform policy action. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 2021;54(5):851-868 (Abstract).

Austin SB, Yu K, Liu SH, Dong F, Tefft N. Household expenditures on dietary supplements sold for weight loss, muscle building, and sexual function: Disproportionate burden by gender and income. Preventive Medicine Reports. 2017;6(Jun):236-241. (Article). This article published in Preventive Medicine Reports was based on research by STRIPED trainee Selena Liu in collaboration with Bates College student Fan Dong under the mentorship of Nate Tefft and S. Bryn Austin.

Samnaliev M, Noh HL, Sonneville KR, Austin SB. The economic burden of eating disorders and related mental health comorbidities: An exploratory analysis using the U.S. Medical Expenditures Panel Survey. Preventive Medicine Reports. 2015;2:32–34. (ArticleThis paper in Preventive Medicine Reports describes the results of a pilot study led by STRIPED Collaborating Mentor Mihail Samnaliev working with trainee LeAnn Noh and STRIPED faculty Kendrin Sonneville and Bryn Austin to begin to uncover the many hidden costs of eating disorders for individuals, families, and society

Wright DR, Austin SB, Noh HL, Jiang Y, Sonneville KR. The cost-effectiveness of school-based eating disorders screening. American Journal of Public Health. 2014;104(9):1774-1782. (Abstract) This paper in the American Journal of Public Health  reports the results of a study led by STRIPED Collaborating Mentor Davene Wright working with trainees LeAnn Noh and Yushan Jiang.

Wang LY, Nichols LP, Austin SB. The economic effect of Planet Health on preventing bulimia nervosa. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 2011;165(8):756-762. (Abstract)