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Starting in 2009, the German state of Saxony distributed sports club membership vouchers among all 33,000 third graders in the state. The policy's objective was to encourage them to develop a long-term habit of exercising. In 2018, we carried out a large register-based survey among several...
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As the number of young children in daycare increases, people start to worry about the effect of early non-parental care … term development. Based on the German national health survey for children, we study the impact of daycare in pre …-kindergarten-age on weight problems and gross motor skills of children aged five to nine. This dataset has the advantage to provide …
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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 … developmental functioning of children at younger ages (2-4 years) than ever previously examined. Data from the German Socio …
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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 … developmental functioning of children at younger ages (2-4 years) than ever previously examined. Data from the German Socio …
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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 … developmental functioning of children at younger ages (2-4 years) than ever previously examined. Data from the German Socio …
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A widespread finding among studies from the US and the UK is that maternal employment is correlated with an increased risk of child overweight, even in a causal manner, whereas studies from European countries obtain less conclusive results. As evidence for Germany is still scarce, the purpose of...
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