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Instrumental Variable Estimation of the Causal Effect of Hunger Early in Life on Health Later in Life
van den Berg, Gerard J.; Pinger, Pia R.; Schoch, Johannes - 2014
We estimate average causal effects of early-life hunger on late-life health by applying instrumental variable estimation, using data with self-reported periods of hunger earlier in life, with famines as instruments. The data contain samples from European countries and include birth cohorts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010464366
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Instrumental Variable Estimation of the Causal Effect of Hunger Early in Life on Health Later in Life
Berg, Gerard J. van den; Pinger, Pia R.; Schoch, Johannes - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2014
We estimate average causal effects of early-life hunger on late-life health by applying instrumental variable estimation, using data with self-reported periods of hunger earlier in life, with famines as instruments. The data contain samples from European countries and include birth cohorts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011098747
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Are tall people less risk averse than others?
Hübler, Olaf - 2012
height to a statistically significant degree. A variety of estimation methods, tests and specifications yield robust results … that permit one to answer this question in the affirmative. Hausman-Taylor panel estimates, however, reveal that height … abilities appear simultaneously. Height is a good proxy for these influences if they are not observable. Not only one factor but …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287001
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Are Tall People Less Risk Averse than Others?
Hübler, Olaf - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2012
height to a statistically significant degree. A variety of estimation methods, tests and specifications yield robust results … that permit one to answer this question in the affirmative. Hausman-Taylor panel estimates, however, reveal that height … abilities appear simultaneously. Height is a good proxy for these influences if they are not observable. Not only one factor but …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011128970
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The influence of child care on maternal health and mother-child interaction
Kröll, Alexandra; Borck, Rainald - 2013
In Germany, formal child care coverage rates have increased markedly over the past few decades. The expansion in coverage is particularly pronounced for under 3 year-olds. The present paper is concerned with how mothers' mental and physical health is affected by whether they place their child in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010329611
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The Intergenerational Transmission of Health in Early Childhood
Coneus, Katja; Spieß, C. Katharina - 2008
The prevalence and importance of children's physical health problems have been increasingly recognized in recent years. Physical health problems of children such as obesity, motor impairment and chronic diseases cause social costs. Further, they can lead directly to adult physical health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600771
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A Socio-Economic Analysis of Youth Disconnectedness
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; Seiberlich, Ruben R. - 2010
Disconnectedness among youth can have several dimensions. From a socio-economic viewpoint, failure in school, unemployment and the lack of an intimate relationship are among the most important ones. In our samples from SOEP youth questionnaires, approximately 13% of young people in Germany...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600933
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Pollution Exposure and Infant Health: Evidence from Germany
Coneus, Katja; Spieß, C. Katharina - 2010
This paper examines the impact of outdoor and indoor pollution on children's health from birth until the age of three years in Germany. We use representative data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), combined with five air pollution levels. These data come from the Federal Environment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600954
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The Influence of Child Care on Maternal Health and Mother-Child Interaction
Kröll, Alexandra; Borck, Rainald - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2013
In Germany, formal child care coverage rates have increased markedly over the past few decades. The expansion in coverage is particularly pronounced for under 3 year-olds. The present paper is concerned with how mothers' mental and physical health is affected by whether they place their child in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011128994
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The Intergenerational Transmission of Health in Early Childhood
Coneus, Katja; Spieß, C. Katharina - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2008
The prevalence and importance of children's physical health problems have been increasingly recognized in recent years. Physical health problems of children such as obesity, motor impairment and chronic diseases cause social costs. Further, they can lead directly to adult physical health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005018745