Clark, Andrew E.; Etilé, Fabrice - In: Journal of Health Economics 30 (2011) 5, pp. 1124-1136
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. Social interactions require that the cross-partial effect of partner's weight and own weight in the utility function be positive. Using life...