We present a field experiment to study the effects of non-monetary incentives on healthy food choices of 282 children … be feasible. We introduce a system where food items are graded based on their nutritional value, involving parents or … classmates as change agents by providing them with information regarding the food choices of their children or friends. We find …

We conduct a field experiment in 31 primary schools in England to test the effectiveness of different temporary …

We study the effect of health insurance expansion on nutrition-related children's health outcomes. We exploit quasi … obesity and exerts positive and economically significant effects on some preventive health care utilization and behaviours …, such as children's regular growth checks-ups and deworming treatments, the duration of breastfeeding, and a substitution of …

in the North-East of England was the first local authority to ban planning permission for any new fast-food outlet. We …-2020. Data on food outlets were obtained from Food Standard Agency Food Hygiene Rating Scheme for 2012-2020. Data on area level … not use planning policy to restrict fast-food outlets. The analysis was at the Middle Super Output Area Level (MSOA). Our …

effects of changes in the supply of high caloric nutrition on the health and cognitive ability of young adult males. Our …Using spatial and temporal variation in openings of fast food restaurants in Norway between 1980 and 2007, we study the … those with adverse prenatal health or high paternal BMI, an exception being that cognition is only affected by exposure at …

Sleep deprivation is a risky behavior prevalent in modern societies, leading to negative health and economic … promote healthier sleep habits. Toward this end, we conducted a field experiment with college students, providing them … also had positive (albeit small) effects on health and academic outcomes. …

-behind children relative to children who migrate with their parents. Additional results from a standard Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition … associated with the nutritional status of children in rural and urban China. Results from instrumental variables regressions show … a substantial adverse effect of children's exposure to parental migration on height-for-age Z-scores of left …

with heterosexual couples. We conduct a field experiment with schools during the children's pre-registration period. We … ideal. This circumstance may cause negative attitudes towards single parents, who are also among the most vulnerable groups … of society. Motivated by these findings, we study whether schools are more reluctant to interact with single parents than …

maternal age has an overall detrimental effect on offspring health and cognition. We show that children born to early mothers … early motherhood for the mother have been extensively investigated, the impact on their children is severely understudied … investigates the effect of early maternal age on offspring human capital development in terms of health and cognition, and relies …

Time scarcity is one of the strongest correlates of fast food consumption. To estimate the causal effect of time lost … on food choice, we match daily store-specific foot traffic data traced via smartphones to plausibly exogenous shocks in … results imply a net reduction in healthy food store choice due to time lost. …