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The incidence of adiposity in the early years of life has outgrown the prevalence rate in older children and adolescents globally; however, the relationships between unemployment and weight are predominantly studied in adults. This study examines the relationship between changing economic...
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decreases, and the two have different implications for human health. An alternative measure for net current biological …
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supply, but very little is known about how the minimum wage affects health, including children's health. We address this … health. Using data on the entire universe of births in the US over 25 years, we find that an increase in the minimum wage is …, which are some channels through which minimum wage can affect infant health. Labor market policies that enhance wages can …
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sparse information exists regarding the impact these smoking bans at the state and local levels have on the health of … children and infants. A rationale for expansion of smoke-free laws implicitly presumes that potential public health gains from … bans impact the venue of smoking, and the health of children and infants. Using models that exploit state- and county …
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"In this paper, we investigate the association between weight and children's educational achievement, as measured by scores on Peabody Individual Achievement Tests in math and reading, and grade attainment. Data for the study came from the 1979 cohort of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth...
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variables ; child health production functions …
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