• This report aims to improve our understanding of labour market outcomes for vocational education graduates. (europa.eu)
  • The Vancouver SunSeptember 14, 2010 Darah Hansen For years it's been a common complaint among newcomers to Canada that the lack of recognition of foreign credentials, including schooling and job experience, has held them back in the labour market. (triec.ca)
  • The analysis compares the skilled immigrants who returned to postsecondary education after admission to Canada to those who did not return to postsecondary education and explores their potential difficulty to transfer their educational qualifications onto the Canadian labour market. (gc.ca)
  • It profiles the literacy and numeracy skills of Australia's adult population and assesses how important they are for two labour market outcomes - employment and wages. (pc.gov.au)
  • Higher literacy and numeracy skills are associated with better labour market outcomes (employment and wages). (pc.gov.au)
  • by Anthony Shomos and Matthew Forbes - analyses the profile of adult literacy and numeracy skills in Australia, and how important those skills are for labour market outcomes. (pc.gov.au)
  • The authors found a strong positive association between skills and labour market outcomes. (pc.gov.au)
  • It analyses labour market outcomes of individuals, firms and regions. (zew.de)
  • The number of Ontarians with a postsecondary education (PSE) continues to rise, yet over the past 30 years the province's labour market has been able to effectively absorb the growing number of graduates. (heqco.ca)
  • Early Labour Market Outcomes of Ontario College and University Graduates, 1982-2005 is based on the most recent data from Statistics Canada's National Graduates Survey and Follow-up of Graduates Survey (FOG), which surveyed PSE graduates two and five years after graduation. (heqco.ca)
  • Compared to the rest of Canada, labour market outcomes for Ontario PSE graduates were generally positive, with stronger earnings and lower unemployment rates. (heqco.ca)
  • Early Labour Market Outcomes of Ontario College and University Graduates, 1982-2005 was prepared by Shuping Liu, Ursula McCloy and Lindsay DeClou of the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario. (heqco.ca)
  • This report is an abridged version of the report Nordic integration and settlement policies for refugees: A comparative analysis of labour market integration outcomes. (nordicwelfare.org)
  • The chief aim is to provide policy-relevant knowledge by conducting a comparative analysis of refugee labour-market integration in Scandinavia. (nordicwelfare.org)
  • Evidence from a combination of data sources - national labor force surveys from 1998, 2008 and 2018, the 2018 Economic Census, and a 2019 survey of 900 SMEs across 6 districts - points to a number of constraints to achieving better labor market outcomes in Nepal. (worldbank.org)
  • CHICAGO, IL / ACCESSWIRE / June 14, 2019 / Innovator Capital Management, LLC (Innovator) today announced plans to expand the category creating Innovator Defined Outcome ETF sm suite with two additional Buffer ETFs based on the MSCI EAFE and the MSCI Emerging Markets Indexes. (accesswire.com)
  • Continuing educational efforts around Defined Outcome ETF investing, Innovator will be hosting its next webinar, titled, MSCI Emerging Markets and MSCI EAFE ETFs with Built-In Downside Buffers and Upside, to a Cap, on June 25, 2019 at 1pm ET. (accesswire.com)
  • Some patient outcomes are strong and much information about them is collected and made accessible to professionals and decision-makers. (smf.co.uk)
  • There are nevertheless areas of patient outcomes, such as cancer survival rates, where the performance of our health and care system needs improvement. (smf.co.uk)
  • Other health and care systems have equivalent bodies that bring the same sharp focus to national patient outcomes. (smf.co.uk)
  • Creating a similar body in England - an Office for Patient Outcomes - has the potential to address many of the shortcomings in current information provision and produce sharper accountability for improving patient outcomes. (smf.co.uk)
  • Death by Market Power: Reform, Competition and Patient Outcomes in the National Health Service ," NBER Working Papers 16164, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. (repec.org)
  • Death by Market Power: Reform, Competition, and Patient Outcomes in the National Health Service ," American Economic Journal: Economic Policy , American Economic Association, vol. 5(4), pages 134-166, November. (repec.org)
  • Death by Market Power: Reform, Competition and Patient Outcomes in the National Health Service ," CEPR Discussion Papers 8203, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers. (repec.org)
  • I talked 2017 market outcomes with Peter Dunn. (abnormalreturns.com)
  • Ramani joined point-of-care mainstay Outcome Health in 2017 and leads the company's product and operations functions. (mmm-online.com)
  • In May 2017, a funding round with Goldman Sachs, CapitalG, Pritzker Group, and others invested $600 million in Outcome Health, giving it a $5.6 billion valuation. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, lack of skilled healthcare professionals and restrictions on access to real-world data (RWD) may hinder the market growth over the time (2022-2027). (researchandmarkets.com)
  • The field of marketing is more technically driven than ever before, and our graduates are prepared to meet this need. (utexas.edu)
  • This study describes the evolving state policy landscape on community college baccalaureate (CCB) degrees in Washington in certain programs previously classified as terminal career-technical education and assesses labor market outcomes for graduates of three high-demand program areas conferring these degrees. (accbd.org)
  • As such, my dissertation explores two potential solutions to meet the shortage of college graduates and examines the academic and labor market outcomes of students engaged in these paths. (columbia.edu)
  • While the foundational factors behind improvements in environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations are seldom investigated at the country level, the evidence demonstrates a clear relationship between the orientation of economic policy and ESG outcomes. (morganstanley.com)
  • Customer Discrimination and Employment Outcomes: Theory and Evidence from the French Labor Market ," Post-Print hal-01446201, HAL. (repec.org)
  • Customer Discrimination and Employment Outcomes: Theory and Evidence from the French Labor Market ," Journal of Labor Economics , University of Chicago Press, vol. 34(1), pages 107-160. (repec.org)
  • Customer Discrimination and Employment Outcomes: Theory and Evidence from the French Labor Market ," Working Papers halshs-00624435, HAL. (repec.org)
  • Customer Discrimination and Employment OUtcomes: Theory and Evidence from the French Labor Market ," LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES 2013016, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES). (repec.org)
  • Customer Discrimination and Employment Outcomes: Theory and Evidence from the French Labor Market ," IZA Discussion Papers 8150, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA). (repec.org)
  • This paper synthesizes the empirical evidence of youth-targeted vocational training interventions on labor market outcomes. (ssrn.com)
  • In addition to that growing demand for real-world evidence and outcome data for reimbursement is also one of the major factors driving the studied market. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • Evidence from meta-analyses suggest occupational lifting and prolonged standing during pregnancy may increase risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • Increasing scientific evidence reveals potentially profound effects of food marketing on children's lifelong eating behaviors and health. (cdc.gov)
  • We present evidence that this marketing negatively affects children's diets, increases children's risk for obesity and obesity-related illness, and takes advantage of youths' unique vulnerabilities. (cdc.gov)
  • In " Analyzing the labor market outcomes of occupational licensing ," published in the January 2018 issue of Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society , authors Mark A. Klee, Maury Gittleman, and Morris M. Kleiner take advantage of better data that had recently become available to address important licensing issues. (bls.gov)
  • Harnessing large-scale, restricted data on children's long-run educational and employment outcomes from the 2000 Census and the 2001-2018 American Community Surveys and Social Security records, we examine how access to Head Start shaped children's lives. (cepr.org)
  • As of January 2018, Outcome Health decided to settle outstanding investor lawsuits in exchange for having Shah and Agarwal step down. (wikipedia.org)
  • Drawing on the example of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR), the project studies how the experience of political imprisonment affected individuals' subsequent career outcomes. (zew.de)
  • We are particularly interested in exploring three distinct mechanisms through which political imprisonment might have affected subsequent career outcomes: (1) discrimination and stigmatization, (2) human capital devaluation and (3) health disadvantages. (zew.de)
  • In this paper I test the capital accumulation conjecture that is used to rationalize return migration decisions in the context of immigrants in Germany and examine how labor market outcomes influence return migration decisions, with particular attention to selection in these outcomes in return migration. (uni-muenchen.de)
  • A lack of suitable labor market data to perform analyses of the effects of occupational licensing has hindered researchers. (bls.gov)
  • The Research Unit "Pensions and Sustainable Financial Markets" analyses the challenges to pension systems and the financial sector posed by global trends - such as demographic change, digitisation and climate change. (zew.de)
  • Methods: Data were extracted using a customized form to document study and sample characteristics, and details of exposures, outcomes, covariates, and analyses. (cdc.gov)
  • Morgan Stanley Investment Management's Emerging Markets Debt team integrates quantitative and qualitative research to forecast the direction of change for ESG factors that we believe to be material, with the aim of holding high-conviction positions in ESG-improving countries. (morganstanley.com)
  • Based on advisor feedback, we are moving forward to provide Buffer ETFs with MSCI EAFE and Emerging Markets exposures," said Bruce Bond, CEO of Innovator ETFs. (accesswire.com)
  • Designed to track the return of the MSCI Emerging Markets Price Index (up to a predetermined Cap) while buffering investors against the first 15% of losses over the Outcome Period, before fees and expenses. (accesswire.com)
  • Her recent work focused on psychometric properties and implications of incorporating patient-reported outcome measures in such performance assessment tools. (xtalks.com)
  • The health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) services market is expected to register a CAGR of 11.2% over the forecast period. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • However, Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) was proven to be a great help during the pandemic. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • The growth of the HEOR services market is attributed to the increasing R&D expenditure by government and market players, increasing adaption of HEOR services by biotech and pharma companies. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • Hence, the increase in number of clinical trials is anticipated to demand for better HEOR services globally, driving the studied market growth. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • The global health economics & outcomes research (heor) services market is estimated to surpass $1,808.8 million by 2027, exhibiting a CAGR of 12.6% from 2020 to 2027. (researchdive.com)
  • The report offers comprehensive analysis of the global health economics & outcomes research (heor) services market by thoroughly studying different aspects of the market including major segments, market statistics, market dynamics, regional market outlook, investment opportunities, and top players working towards the growth of the market. (researchdive.com)
  • The report offers market size and forecast by keenly evaluating every segment of the global health economics & outcomes research (heor) services market. (researchdive.com)
  • The report divides the global health economics & outcomes research (heor) services market into four main regions including Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA. (researchdive.com)
  • Furthermore, these regions are sub-divided to profile detailed panorama of the health economics & outcomes research (heor) services market across major countries in specific regions. (researchdive.com)
  • The report outlines the business overview including financial performance, latest strategic moves & developments, product portfolio, and SWOT analysis of the leading players of the health economics & outcomes research (heor) services market. (researchdive.com)
  • Fig. 1: Paraphrased key content of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, valid until 2020, alongside some possible variations that would shift the focus towards net conservation outcomes. (nature.com)
  • The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the role and value of market failure theory in competition law when assessing the compatibility of public policy measures. (lu.se)
  • To determine whether public policy intervention in the market is warranted welfare economic has developed the theory of market failure. (lu.se)
  • Intriguingly, thesis unveils a significant transformation - market failure's evolution from a mere policy term to a legal concept, marking the juridification of the theory. (lu.se)
  • The theory of market failure must be conceptualised as a tool to systematise the applicable law. (lu.se)
  • Sustainability and marketing theory with its advanced theory and practice. (lu.se)
  • Prior to her tenure at Outcome Health, Ramani served as VP of engineering at Twitter, led Oracle's $320 million Java business unit and served as senior director of the client software group at Sun Microsystems. (mmm-online.com)
  • What value, if any, does market failure hold within the legal analysis of public policy intervention on markets in EU competition law? (lu.se)
  • First, vocational training has an economically meaningful impact on youth labor market outcomes (+0.105SD), twice that reported in previous reviews. (ssrn.com)
  • Contemporary markets grapple with pressing challenges to secure socially and economically outcomes. (lu.se)
  • This research considers how technology could be adopted quicker and more widely by the NHS to improve the care that patients receive and to drive better health outcomes. (smf.co.uk)
  • Nandini Ramani is COO at Outcome Health. (mmm-online.com)
  • An article published in September 2021 titled "Effect of COVID-19 on demand for healthcare in Togo" stated that developing countries focused on reducing the risk of health care utilization during Covid-19 and ensured basic health care services as an important policy that can improve health outcomes. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • The Research Group "Health Care Markets and Health Policy" is dedicated to the analysis of health care markets and the evaluation of health policy measures. (zew.de)
  • Barely any quantitative research has been devoted yet to the labor market and health consequences of incarceration for political offenses, which seems particularly unfortunate against the background of Europe's history of state persecution in the 20th century. (zew.de)
  • This seems particularly important because the relationship between political imprisonment and subsequent career and health outcomes may not only vary over an individual's life-course, but is also likely to differ substantially across the different political and economic systems before and after German Unification. (zew.de)
  • Blumenthal-Barby JS, Burroughs H. Seeking better health care outcomes: the ethics of using the "nudge. (cdc.gov)
  • Outcome Health is a Chicago-based healthcare technology company founded by Rishi Shah. (wikipedia.org)
  • According to the accusations, Outcome Health reported that the ads appeared on more video screens than they had installed. (wikipedia.org)
  • Also in November, several advertisers stopped working with Outcome Health and investors sued the company claiming fraud and breach of contract. (wikipedia.org)
  • Physical job demands in pregnancy and associated musculoskeletal health and employment outcomes: a systematic review. (cdc.gov)
  • Objective: A decline in musculoskeletal health during pregnancy is an under-appreciated adverse outcome of pregnancy that can have immediate and long-term health consequences. (cdc.gov)
  • Eligibility criteria: Eligible studies reported associations between occupational lifting or postural load and musculoskeletal health or sequelae (e.g., employment outcomes) among pregnant and postpartum workers. (cdc.gov)
  • Given the harmful effect of this marketing environment on children's health and the industry's reluctance to make necessary changes to its food marketing practices, government at all levels has an obligation to act. (cdc.gov)
  • Given government's fundamental obligation to advance public health, lawmakers at all levels must take the lead to change this toxic environment and shield children from exposure to marketing of food products that contribute to the obesity crisis (3). (cdc.gov)
  • A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health consequences of WFC has shown a significant effect on health outcomes -- namely, depression (weighted correlation coefficient = 0.32 in 11 studies) and "somatic complaints," meaning non-specific symptoms such as headache (0.29) in 17 studies (Allen et al. (cdc.gov)
  • At the same time, a different labor market institution-that of occupational licensing-has grown in importance, as both the number of occupations requiring a license from the government and the percentage of workers who are licensed have been on the rise. (bls.gov)
  • Motivated in part by the trends in licensing requirements, some researchers have sought to assess the impact of occupational regulation on labor market and other economic outcomes. (bls.gov)
  • We develop and estimate a comprehensive dynamic programming (DP) model for the joint decisions of residential location, employment location, occupational choices, and labor market outcomes. (econometricsociety.org)
  • NAN reports that market indicators, following the meeting, dropped by 0.55 per cent due to price losses by some blue chip equities. (thetidenewsonline.com)
  • We propose this will only be possible if policy shifts away from conservation targets that focus on avoiding losses towards processes that consider net outcomes for biodiversity. (nature.com)
  • Following financial research on the importance of public policy for asset prices, we hypothesize that the success of populist movements impacts risk assessments in financial markets. (ssrn.com)
  • Building a novel dataset, findings show for a sample of Western democracies that the success of populist parties has a direct impact on volatility in major domestic market indexes, measured from option prices spanning national elections. (ssrn.com)
  • These are used as tools to monitor drug effects on outcomes that might be more tangible or as important for the patients as objective clinical outcomes. (xtalks.com)
  • We run the test on French individual data in a cross-section of local labor markets (Employment Areas). (repec.org)
  • The report covers information about integration and settlement policies, who the refugees who settle in the Nordic countries are, how many transition to employment and which country has the best outcome. (nordicwelfare.org)
  • Early employment outcomes also indicate that the labor market does not penalize 4-2 transfer behavior. (columbia.edu)
  • When summer enrollees reached the labor market, they had higher employment rates six years after initial enrollment. (columbia.edu)
  • This course will introduce students to the field of sustainability and ethics in international markets. (lu.se)
  • Identify problems of sustainability and marketing ethics, and suggest how they might be resolved or dealt with. (lu.se)
  • Demonstrate an ability to analyse, interpret, and debate problems of sustainability and marketing ethics as well as to develop, present, and defend potential suggestions for how to handle the identified problems. (lu.se)
  • Critically consider benefits and problems associated with managing sustainability and marketing ethics. (lu.se)
  • A global context and what this means to sustainability and marketing ethics. (lu.se)
  • Evaluation, decision-making, and management of sustainability and marketing ethics. (lu.se)
  • Marketing strategies for sustainability and marketing ethics. (lu.se)
  • Marketing communication of sustainability and marketing ethics. (lu.se)
  • That is followed by a course on multichannel marketing, retail and internationalisation, after which students elect either a course on sustainability and marketing ethics, or a course on digital marketing. (lu.se)
  • These two specialisation-unique courses are followed by a mandatory course on the value of brands in a consumption society, after which students elect either a course on sustainability and marketing ethics, or a course on digital marketing. (lu.se)
  • Stock Exchange (NSE) yesterday closed on a downward trend as the market reacted negatively to the outcome of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting. (thetidenewsonline.com)
  • The Centre for Market and Public Organisation 10/242, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK. (repec.org)
  • Amid growing pressure to demonstrate how their efforts impact company performance and justify spend, it's no surprise more than 80% of marketers feel correlation between digital campaigns and business outcomes is key. (warc.com)
  • To maximise evaluation efficacy, marketers must ensure their custom KPIs are chosen with care: tracking specific actions that indicate fulfilment of desired business outcomes. (warc.com)
  • While several types of mental illness, including substance abuse disorders, have been linked with poor labor market outcomes, no current research has been able to examine the effects of childhood ADHD. (nber.org)
  • Using proximity to the closest four-year college as an IV, I analyze public higher education data from an anonymous state to examine how enrolling in summer credits can impact college outcomes and the mechanisms by which it may do so. (columbia.edu)
  • In terms of labor market outcomes, both retirement and unemployment emerge as important determinants of return migration choices. (uni-muenchen.de)
  • This report describes the benefits of introducing an outcomes-based model for drug purchasing as a mechanism to address the affordability challenge, to reduce risks within the NHS and to improve outcomes for patients. (smf.co.uk)
  • Hogan said that the results show the need for more studies to demonstrate that asthma specialists can improve outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. (medscape.com)
  • The Master of Science in Marketing Program responds to an industry need for careers in marketing analytics, data visualization, design thinking, and more. (utexas.edu)
  • I learned various courses of data visualization, database management, and marketing. (utexas.edu)
  • A retrospective analysis of data was made to study 6 different public-private mix models for TB control in Pakistan and estimate the contribution of the various private providers to TB case notification and treatment outcome. (who.int)
  • The student groups then work on their own to collect relevant data (through interviews, observations, and document reviews at the reference company, from market actors or from available studies) which they analyze and build their recommendations on. (lu.se)
  • Data is collected to map medicines on their way to the Swedish market, approximately one to two years before approval. (janusinfo.se)
  • In contrast, this paper exploits a pro-competitive policy reform to provide estimates of the impact of competition on hospital outcomes. (repec.org)
  • Using this policy to implement a difference-in-differences research design we estimate the impact of the introduction of competition on not only clinical outcomes but also productivity and expenditure. (repec.org)
  • Hence, the Covid-19 pandemic had a positive impact on the studied market. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • We study the impact that participation in the Erasmus program produces on a number of labor market outcomes. (iza.org)
  • Periods of high market volatility could result in higher caps, and lower volatility could result in lower caps. (accesswire.com)
  • As portfolio allocations change and market volatility increases, institutional investors benefit from working with the right transition management partner to optimize outcomes. (northerntrust.com)
  • The speakers performed a search in the Patient-Reported Outcomes and Quality of Life Instrument Database (PROQOLID TM ) for two selected clinical indications: breast and prostate neoplasms looking for clinical outcome assessment tools and clinical trials endpoints, and labeling claims under the two regulatory agencies. (xtalks.com)
  • The Research Unit "Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics" investigates the behaviour of firms under dynamic market conditions. (zew.de)
  • The Research Unit "Environmental and Climate Economics" investigates the role that individual and collective human behaviour, markets and institutions play in the emergence and solution of environmental problems. (zew.de)
  • This paper uses a longitudinal national sample, including sibling pairs, to show important labor market outcome consequences of ADHD. (nber.org)
  • The results also show important differences in labor market consequences by family background and age of onset. (nber.org)
  • When looking at the long-run consequences, we further distinguish between pre- and post-unification outcomes. (zew.de)
  • It is also the first paper in internal marketing to analyse the differences in the consequences of IMO according to employee tenure. (deepdyve.com)
  • The role and consequences of the relationship between marketing, society, and the ecological environment. (lu.se)
  • Sánchez-García , Javier 2015-07-13 00:00:00 Purpose- The purpose of this paper is to analyse the possible influence of internal marketing (represented by internal market orientation (IMO)) on external customer outcomes (perceived service quality and customer satisfaction) through the mediating role of employees' attitudes (job satisfaction, trust and commitment) that comprise relationship quality. (deepdyve.com)
  • Against this backdrop, market failures, notably those accentuated by sustainability and income inequality issues, have risen to prominence in competition law discourse, both doctrinally and in the realm of policymaking. (lu.se)
  • The outcomes of the model allow us to build a test of ethnic discrimination in general and customer discrimination in particular. (repec.org)
  • Our results show that there is both ethnic and customer discrimination in the French labor market. (repec.org)
  • Specialisation 1 aims at introducing, explaining and applying central theories in business administration, especially with an international focus and an emphasis on marketing and branding. (lu.se)
  • In contrast, there is no change in the outcomes of children born in the same county who were ages 7 to 14 - too old to be eligible to attend Head Start. (cepr.org)
  • The White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity has called for immediate action: "Key actors - from food and beverage companies, to restaurants, food retailers, trade associations, the media, government and others - all have an important role to play in creating a food marketing environment that supports, rather than undermines, the efforts of parents and other caregivers to encourage healthy eating among children and prevent obesity" (4). (cdc.gov)
  • An EU competition law-specific doctrine of market failure emerges, potentially diverging from its economic counterparts. (lu.se)
  • Finally, we highlight potentially viable local policy options to restrict the marketing of obesogenic food to children. (cdc.gov)
  • In this paper, we present research to show that in countries where economic freedom improves or worsens, we see corresponding changes in ESG outcomes and sovereign debt performance, a finding that is key to shaping our approach to ESG integration. (morganstanley.com)
  • However, within this economic framework, the outcome of broader public policy goals remains nebulous. (lu.se)
  • The ambiguity surrounding the definition of market failure, traditionally rooted in welfare economic, poses a challenge. (lu.se)
  • Therefore, the different meanings of market failure across economic, legal and political spectrums are dismantled. (lu.se)
  • Second, country income level does not predict effect size magnitude - implying that well-designed interventions can work irrespective of labor market challenges. (ssrn.com)
  • I develop a stylized model to explain how 4-2 transfer among struggling students can increase academic match and academic and labor market outcomes. (columbia.edu)
  • Interpersonal styles and labor market outcomes. (bvsalud.org)
  • Moreover, owing to growing number of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies globally coupled with upsurge of new drugs and increasing clinical trials the studied market is poised to witness lucrative growth in near future. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • We consider that addressing these questions requires recognition that everything that results in desirable biodiversity outcomes (that is, retention or restoration) should count, and a shift of focus away from top-down global targets 4 and towards finding a process-based framework within which to capture progress towards desired outcomes 5 . (nature.com)
  • First the thesis aims to establish a framework for assessing the relevance of market in EU competition law. (lu.se)
  • These findings, along with similar research showing that ADHD is linked with poor education outcomes and adult crime, suggest that treating childhood ADHD can substantially increase the acquisition of human capital. (nber.org)
  • The Horizon Scanning working group continuously maps which new medicines and indications are expected to be approved within the EU and launched on the Swedish market in the foreseeable future. (janusinfo.se)
  • In 2006, the food industry spent more than $1.6 billion on marketing to youth, including $900 million in marketing aimed directly at children younger than 12 years and designed specifically to increase positive attitudes and preferences for its products (2). (cdc.gov)
  • Food marketing targeted to children almost exclusively promotes calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods and takes advantage of children's vulnerability to persuasive messages. (cdc.gov)