Halliday, Timothy; Kwak, Sally - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
social network effects.
JEL Classification: I10, I12
Keywords: obesity, peer effects, adolescent health …, obesity rates among children in the United States have risen dramatically.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … 15 percent are considered
obese today. In adolescents ages 12 through 19, similar trends hold; obesity rates for this …