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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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Parenthood and risk preferences
Görlitz, Katja; Tamm, Marcus - 2015
This study analyzes how risk attitudes change when individuals become parents using longitudinal data for a large and representative sample of individuals. The results show that men and women experience a considerable increase in risk aversion which already starts as early as two years before...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010520586
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The role of family risk attitudes in education and intergenerational mobility: An empirical analysis
Huebener, Mathias - 2012
This paper analyses the role of family risk attitudes in intergenerational mobility in incomes and education. Based on 1984-2009 data of sons and fathers from the German Socio-Economic Panel Survey, there is evidence suggesting that sons with risk taking fathers have a significantly higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010290955
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The Role of Family Risk Attitudes in Education and Intergenerational Mobility: An Empirical Analysis
Huebener, Mathias - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2012
This paper analyses the role of family risk attitudes in intergenerational mobility in incomes and education. Based on 1984-2009 data of sons and fathers from the German Socio-Economic Panel Survey, there is evidence suggesting that sons with risk taking fathers have a significantly higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010818237
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Does grandparenting pay off for the next generations? Intergenerational effects of grandparental care
Barschkett, Mara; Spieß, C. Katharina; Ziege, Elena - 2021
, socio-emotional behavior, and school outcomes, as well as parental well-being. Based on representative German panel data …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012793238
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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