Amin, Vikesh; Flores, Carlos; Flores-Lagunes, Alfonso - 2020
assumptions they employ. First, we use the BMI PGS as an IV and adjust for PGSs for other factors (depression and educational …We estimate the effect of BMI on mental health for young adults and elderly individuals using data from the National … exploit variation in a polygenic score (PGS) for BMI within two complementary econometric methods that differ in the …