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effect of education on the Body Mass Index (BMI) and the incidence of overweight and obesity among European females. Our IV …
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effect of education on the Body Mass Index (BMI) and the incidence of overweight and obesity among European females. Our IV …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008496997
In this paper we investigate the contribution of health related behaviors to the education gradient, using an empirical approach that addresses the endogeneity of both education and behaviors in the health production function. We apply this approach to a multi-country data set, which includes 12...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286261
In this paper, we focus on the causes and consequences of adolescent obesity from an economic perspective. The paper … examines the determinants of obesity and its role in influencing early school leaving amongst adolescents in the province of … and the differential effects of adolescent obesity for males and females. We find that: a) there is a strong and robust …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269070
mortality reductions. Using data from 19 compulsory schooling reforms implemented in Europe during the twentieth century, we …
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attainment to investigate the impact of education on body mass index, obesity, smoking behavior, and self-rated health, as well …
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This paper analyzes the relationship between higher education and body weight and smoking behavior among women in Turkey. We exploit the largely exogenous and substantial increase in the openings of universities throughout Turkey. Based on the spatial and temporal variability of university...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013351836
In response to the dramatic rise in childhood obesity, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other organizations …-2004. Results from IV models indicate that PE lowers BMI z-score and reduces the probability of obesity among 5th graders (in … represents some of the first evidence of a causal effect of PE on youth obesity, and thus offers at least some support to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287618
In response to the dramatic rise in childhood obesity, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other organizations …-2004. Results from IV models indicate that PE lowers BMI z-score and reduces the probability of obesity among 5th graders (in … represents some of the first evidence of a causal effect of PE on youth obesity, and thus offers at least some support to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959837
In this paper, we focus on the causes and consequences of adolescent obesity from an economic perspective. The paper … examines the determinants of obesity and its role in influencing early school leaving amongst adolescents in the province of … and the differential effects of adolescent obesity for males and females. We find that: a) there is a strong and robust …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005103263