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How kinship and marriage customs influence nutritional outcomes among males and females
Elmira, Elza S.; Chichaibelu, Bezawit Beyene; Qaim, Matin - 2024
Malnutrition in its various forms is a serious problem in many countries, contributing to human suffering, large healthcare costs, and hampered economic and human development. While various policies to reduce malnutrition exist, such policies typically fail to consider cultural factors. Here, we...
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Consequences of immigrating during a recession: Evidence from the US Refugee Resettlement program
Mask, Joshua - In: IZA Journal of Development and Migration 11 (2020) 1, pp. 1-31
Are there long-term labor consequences in migrating to the US during a recession? For most immigrants, credibly estimating this effect is difficult because of selective migration. Some immigrants may not move if economic conditions are not favorable. However, identification is possible for...
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Open Borders, Transport Links and Local Labor Markets
Aslund, Olof; Engdahl, Mattias - 2016
We study the labor market impact of opening borders to low wage countries. The analysis exploits time and regional variation provided by the 2004 EU enlargement in combination with transport links to Sweden from the new member states. The results suggest an adverse impact on earnings of present...
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Open borders, transport links and local labor markets
Åslund, Olof; Engdahl, Mattias - 2016
We study the labor market impact of opening borders to low wage countries. The analysis exploits time and regional variation provided by the 2004 EU enlargement in combination with transport links to Sweden from the new member states. The results suggest an adverse impact on earnings of present...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011452731
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The effect of weight on labor market outcomes : an application of genetic instrumental variables
Böckerman, Petri; Cawley, John H.; Viinikainen, Jutta; … - 2016
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 …
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The Body Mass Index Assimilation of U.S. Immigrants : How Do Diet and Exercise Contribute?
Basu, Sukanya; Insler, Mike - 2017
We explore the underlying causes and implications of the previously documented unhealthy Body Mass Index (BMI) assimilation of U.S. immigrants to native levels. Diet - measured by fat, carbohydrate, protein, and caloric intake - and exercise have mixed success in explaining the BMI convergence...
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Height and BMI of Italian Immigrants to the USA, 1908-1970
Danubio, Maria Enrica - 2011
southern Italy, between 1908-1928 and 1960-1970. The mean height of immigrant men was 165.5 cm: they were taller than … contemporary southern Italian men by 0.5-7.3 cm in different periods. The mean height of the Italian immigrant women born before … prevalence of obesity was higher in the male sample than among US men, whereas it was virtually identical in the women's sample …
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How kinship and marriage customs influence nutritional outcomes among males and females
Elmira, Elza S.; Chichaibelu, Bezawit Beyene; Qaim, Matin - 2024
Malnutrition in its various forms is a serious problem in many countries, contributing to human suffering, large healthcare costs, and hampered economic and human development. While various policies to reduce malnutrition exist, such policies typically fail to consider cultural factors. Here, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014540063
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MOVING TO THE LAND OF FROSTED CAKES AND FRIED FOOD: IMMIGRANT OBESITY IN THE U.S.
Liu, Jing; Waldorf, Brigitte - Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University - 2012
that are relevant in the context of immigration and acculturation, namely length of exposure to the high obesity culture …
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Racial differences in body-mass indices for men imprisoned in 19th century US prisons : a multinomial approach
Carson, Scott Alan - 2010
Little research has been done on the body mass index values of 19th century US African-Americans and whites. This paper uses 19th century US prison records to demonstrate that although modern BMIs have increased in the 20th century, 19th century black and white BMIs were distributed...
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