Anderson, Patricia M.; Butcher, Kristin F.; Cascio, … - In: Journal of Health Economics 30 (2011) 5, pp. 977-986
In this paper, we investigate the impact of attending school on body weight and obesity using a regression-discontinuity design. As is the case with academic outcomes, school exposure is related to unobserved determinants of weight outcomes because some families choose to have their child start...