This study explores the differential impact of weather on time allocation to physical activity and sleep by children … weather conditions have little impact on children's sleep time or the time allocation of their parents. We also find …

This paper studies the extent to which sleep duration causally affects health, cognitive and noncognitive development … over 16 years, we first document that children sleep significantly less on days with longer daylight duration, partly by … going to sleep later and waking up earlier. We then exploit variations in local daily daylight duration measured on …

Using quasi-randomised data from South Korea's high school equalisation policy area, we show that school-provided after-school … of unassisted study and private tuition to substitute for after-school class, both consume less private tuition as after-school … class hours increase. The findings suggest a role for after-school classes in improving the academic outcomes of students …

between sleep deprivation and health outcomes suggesting a large impact on health care systems and individual productivity …. Yet, there is little causal analysis of the effects of sleep duration. This paper uses a spatial regression discontinuity … design to identify the effects of sleep on health status, weight, and cognitive abilities. Our results suggest that delaying …

The large number of overweight children in the U.S. has led school administrators and researchers to examine how … aspects of the school environment affect children's dietary behavior and health. In addition to consuming nutrient rich food … meal period. This paper examines whether the length of time children are assigned to eat lunch in school has an impact on …