Barone, Adriana; O'Higgins, Niall - In: Economics & Human Biology 8 (2010) 1, pp. 44-57
We examine the determinants of obesity and its role in influencing early school leaving amongst adolescents in the city of Salerno and its province in Southern Italy. A human capital investment model is employed and this provides a framework within which to analyse the interrelated [`]decisions'...