Akbulut-Yuksel, Mevlude; Kugler, Adriana D. - 2016
.S., including weight, height, the body mass index (BMI), asthma and depression for both natives and immigrants. We show that both …, immigrants experience higher persistence than natives in weight and BMI. We also find that mothers' education decreases children …'s weight and BMI for natives, while single motherhood increases weight and BMI for both native and immigrant children. Finally …