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Race, social class, and bulimia nervosa
Sovinsky, Michelle; Ham, John C.; Iorio, Daniela - 2011
In this paper we explore a serious eating disorder, bulimia nervosa (BN), which afflicts a surprising number of girls …; as are girls from low income families compared to middle and high income families. We use another data set to show that …-income girls are being under-diagnosed for BN. Our findings have important implications for public policy since they provide …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009310088
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Race, social class, and bulimia nervosa
Sovinsky, Michelle; Ham, John C.; Iorio, Daniela - 2012
In this paper we explore a serious eating disorder, bulimia nervosa (BN), which afflicts a surprising number of girls …; as are girls from low income families compared to middle and high income families. We use another data set to show that …-income girls are being under-diagnosed for BN. Our findings have important implications for public policy since they provide …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009743186
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Caught in the Bulimic trap? : persistence and state dependence of Bulimia among young women
Ham, John C.; Iorio, Daniela; Sovinsky, Michelle - In: Journal of human resources : JHR 48 (2013) 3, pp. 736-767
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010221375
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Caught in the bulimic trap? : persistence and state dependence of bulimia among young women
Sovinsky, Michelle; Ham, John C.; Iorio, Daniela - 2011
Eating disorders are an important and growing health concern, and bulimia nervosa (BN) accounts for the largest fraction of eating disorders. Health consequences of BN are substantial and especially serious given the increasingly compulsive nature of the disorder. However, remarkably little is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009310086
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Labor market effects of intrauterine exposure to nutritional deficiency : evidence from administrative data on Muslim immigrants in Denmark
Schultz-Nielsen, Marie Louise; Tekin, Erdal; Greve, Jane - 2014
This paper examines whether nutritional disruptions experienced during the stage of fetal development impair an individual's labor market productivity later in life. We consider intrauterine exposure to the month of Ramadan as a natural experiment that might cause shocks to the inflow of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010441715
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Labor Market Effects of Intrauterine Exposure to Nutritional Deficiency : Evidence from Administrative Data on Muslim Immigrants in Denmark
Schultz-Nielsen, Marie Louise - 2014
This paper examines whether nutritional disruptions experienced during the stage of fetal development impair an individual's labor market productivity later in life. We consider intrauterine exposure to the month of Ramadan as a natural experiment that might cause shocks to the inflow of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013042975
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Exploring the economic and social determinants of psychological and psychosocial health
Shields, Michael; Wheatley Price, Stephen - 2001
This paper explores the determinants of individuals' psychological and psychosocial health using recent Health Survey for England data. We find evidence that our dependent variables, defined, respectively, from the GHQ12 and Perceived Social Support scores, are negatively related to household...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011405206
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Exploring the Economic and Social Determinants of Psychological and Psychosocial Health
Shields, Michael A.; Price, Stephen Wheatley - 2021
This paper explores the determinants of individuals' psychological and psychosocial health using recent Health Survey for England data. We find evidence that our dependent variables, defined, respectively, from the GHQ12 and Perceived Social Support scores, are negatively related to household...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013320729
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Conflict, Parenting, and Early Childhood Mental Health in Conflict-affected Settings : Evidence from Colombia
Sánchez-Ariza, Juliana; Cuartas Ricaurte, Jorge; Moya, … - 2022
We examine the effect of the exposure (or reduction in the exposure) to conflictrelated violence on parental mental health, caregivers' parenting stress and responsive caregiving, and early childhood mental health. We use data collected from the impact evaluation of a psychosocial group...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014244413
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Disparities in Bulimia Nervosa : who is left behind?
Ham, John C.; Iorio, Daniela; Sovinsky, Michelle - In: Economics letters 136 (2015), pp. 147-150
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011436019