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Administrative data are considered the "gold standard" when measuring program participation, but little evidence exists on the potential problems with administrative records or their implications for econometric estimates. We explore issues with administrative data using the FoodAPS, a unique...
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-related health. After the fall of the Wall, East Germans permanently changed their diet by consuming novel western food products. A … experiment of economic development. Our data elicit detailed information on East Germans' food consumption, body mass, and diet … current consumption, and where novel goods determine consumption changes over time with ambiguous effects on diet …
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of gift-giving can have a lasting detrimental health impact on their children. Using a primary census-type panel …
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Maternal sugar consumption in utero may have a variety of effects on offspring. We exploit the abolishment of the rationing of sweet confectionery in the UK on April 24, 1949, and its subsequent reintroduction some months later, in an era of otherwise uninterrupted rationing of confectionery...
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interact in explaining a range of health outcomes. Using rich Australian survey data, we find that, while the two traits are … of control and health is reduced once we control for self-control, suggesting that self-control mediates at least part of … physical health. …
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Trait-based personality psychology and economics have taken different approaches to understanding individual differences, with the former emphasizing variables derived from the factor analysis of trait assessments, and the latter emphasizing variables derived from formal decision theory. In a...
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-friendly behavior, and health status, including addictive behavior. Most importantly, we show that dropping prudence and temperance from …
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We examine the relationship between trait self-control and body weight. Data from a population representative household survey reveal that limited self-control is strongly associated with both objective and subjective measures of unhealthy body weight. Those with limited self-control are...
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plant-based diet was most effective for individuals with pre-existing health concerns. The greatest resistance to this … production accounts for about one quarter of aggregate green house emissions and therefore, diet change is one of the most …. These effects are mediated by prior beliefs and individual characteristics. Providing information on the health impact of a …
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We investigate whether short-term everyday stressors leads to unhealthier dietary choices among low socioeconomic status mothers. We propose a novel stress protocol that aims to mimic everyday stressors experienced by this population, involving time and financial pressure. We evaluate the impact...
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