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Happy House: Spousal weight and individual well-being
Clark, A.; Etilé, F. - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University … - 2010
We use life satisfaction and Body Mass Index (BMI) information from three waves of the GSOEP to test for social … interactions in BMI between spouses. Semi-parametric regressions show that partner’s BMI is, beyond a certain level, negatively … correlated with own satisfaction. Own BMI is positively correlated with satisfaction in thin men, and negatively correlated with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008462817
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Decomposing Bodymass Index gaps between Mediterranean countries: A Counterfactual Quantile Regression Analysis*
Costa-Font, J; Fabbri, D; Gil, J - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University … - 2008
Wide cross-country variation in obesity rates have been reported within European Union member states. However, health … propose a methodology for conducting standardized cross-country comparisons in BMI. The method we adopt is based on the … estimation of the marginal density function of BMI in a given country implied by different counterfactual distributions of all …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005328385
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Education and Body Mass Index: Evidence from ECHP
Nakamura, R; Siciliani, L - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University … - 2010
estimation suggest that on average education is associated with lower BMI and a lower probability of being obese. For women, the … difference of BMI between the lowest education group and the highest one ranges between -7.15% (Austria) and -2.43% (Finland … BMI ranges between -4.29%(Denmark) and zero (Greece). The reduction in the probability of being obese ranges between -7 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008577200
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Double coverage and demand for health care: Evidence from quantile regression
S, Moreira; P, Pita Barros - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University … - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004962216
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Spillovers of health education at school on parents' physical activity.
Berniell, Lucila; Mata, Dolores de la; Valdes, M. Nieves - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University … - 2012
To prevent modern health conditions like obesity, cancer, cardiovascular illness, and diabetes, which have reached …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010602594
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Average and quantile treatment effects of the American Folic Acid Fortification: an evaluation in a quasi-experimental framework
Fumagalli, Elena - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University … - 2012
The American program of folic acid fortification is generally thought to have increased the average amount of serum folate in the population and, hence, widely considered as a successful public health intervention. We use several waves of the “National Health and Nutrition Examination...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010602600
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Equalising Opportunities in Health Through Educational Policy
Jones, A. M.; Roemer, J. E.; Rosa Dias, P. - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University … - 2013
Despite the growing prominence of theoretical analysis of inequality of opportunity over the past twenty years, empirical work towards the normative evaluation of real-world policies has been minimal. This paper seeks to address this issue. It proposes a normative framework to model the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011146832
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Long-term effects of cognitive skills, social adjustment and schooling on health and lifestyle: Evidence from a reform of selective schooling
Jones, A.; Rice, N.; Rosa Dias, P. - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University … - 2010
Members of the National Child Development Study (NCDS) cohort attended very different types of secondary school, as their schooling lay within the transition period of the comprehensive education reform in England and Wales. This provides a natural setting to explore the impact of educational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008455399
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Quality of Schooling and Inequality of Opportunity in Health
Jones, A; Rice, N; Rosa Dias, P - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University … - 2010
This paper explores the role of quality of schooling as a source of inequality of opportunity in health. Substantiating earlier literature that links differences in education to health disparities, the paper uses variation in quality of schooling to test for inequality of opportunity in health....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008455403
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A comparison of the health status and health care utilisation patterns between foreigners and the national population in Spain: new evidence from the Spanish National Health Survey
Hernández Quevedo, C; Jiménez Rubio, D - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University … - 2008
The reduction of inequalities in health and in the access to health services is one of the main objectives in any health care system. Various studies have analysed the existence of inequalities in health and in the use of health care for the Spanish population. However, the empirical evidence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005129588