In response to the dramatic rise in childhood obesity, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other organizations …, Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K) for 1998–2004. Results from IV models indicate that PE lowers BMI z-score and reduces the probability … of obesity among 5th graders. This effect is concentrated among boys; we find evidence that this gender difference is …

-2004. Results from IV models indicate that PE lowers BMI z-score and reduces the probability of obesity among 5th graders (in …In response to the dramatic rise in childhood obesity, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other organizations … represents some of the first evidence of a causal effect of PE on youth obesity, and thus offers at least some support to the …

-2004. Results from IV models indicate that PE lowers BMI z-score and reduces the probability of obesity among 5th graders (in …In response to the dramatic rise in childhood obesity, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other organizations … represents some of the first evidence of a causal effect of PE on youth obesity, and thus offers at least some support to the …

-2004. Results from IV models indicate that PE lowers BMI z-score and reduces the probability of obesity among 5th graders (in …In response to the dramatic rise in childhood obesity, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other organizations … represents some of the first evidence of a causal effect of PE on youth obesity, and thus offers at least some support to the …

The increase in the prevalence of obesity worldwide has led to great interest in the economic consequences of obesity …, but valid and powerful instruments for obesity, which are needed to estimate its causal effects, are rare. This paper … mass index across many genetic loci. We estimate IV models of the effect of BMI on labor market outcomes using Finnish data …

-2004. Results from IV models indicate that PE lowers BMI z-score and reduces the probability of obesity among 5th graders (in …In response to the dramatic rise in childhood obesity, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other organizations … represents some of the first evidence of a causal effect of PE on youth obesity, and thus offers at least some support to the …

beverages outside of the city. The tax reduced adults’ frequency of regular soda consumption by 10.4 times per month, and there … is some evidence of a slight reduction in adults’ overall sugar consumption from sweetened beverages, with larger … reductions for African-American adults. The tax did not have a substantial effect on the frequency of adults’ consumption of …

daily living, motor skills, and social skills) as a function of various measures of weight (including BMI and obesity status …In developed countries, obesity tends to be associated with worse labor market outcomes. One possible reason is that … obesity leads to less human capital formation early in life. This paper investigates the association between obesity and the …

daily living, motor skills, and social skills) as a function of various measures of weight (including BMI and obesity status …In developed countries, obesity tends to be associated with worse labor market outcomes. One possible reason is that … obesity leads to less human capital formation early in life. This paper investigates the association between obesity and the …