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Early child care and child development: For whom it works and why

Felfe, Christina; Lalive, Rafael - 2013

Many countries are currently expanding access to child care for young children. But are all children equally likely to benefit from such expansions? We address this question by adopting a marginal treatment effects framework. We study the West German setting where high quality center-based care...

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Early Child Care and Child Development: For Whom It Works and Why

Felfe, Christina; Lalive, Rafael - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2013

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Obesity and Developmental Functioning Among Children Aged 2-4 Years

Cawley, John; Spieß, C. Katharina - 2008

In developed countries, obesity tends to be associated with worse labor market outcomes. One possible reason is that obesity leads to less human capital formation early in life. This paper investigates the association between obesity and the developmental functioning of children at younger ages...

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Obesity and Developmental Functioning Among Children Aged 2-4 Years

Cawley, John; Spieß, C. Katharina - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2008

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005069131

Developing SOEPsurvey and SOEPservice: The (Near) Future of the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP)

Anger, S.; Frick, F.; Goebel, J.; Grabka, M.; … - 2009

introduced into SOEP in recent years—questions dealing with psychological concepts, physical health measures (grip strength …

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Developing SOEPsurvey and SOEPservice: The (Near) Future of the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP)

Anger, S.; Frick, F.; Goebel, J.; Grabka, M.; … - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2009

introduced into SOEP in recent years—questions dealing with psychological concepts, physical health measures (grip strength …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005017497

The long-run effects of sports club vouchers for primary school children

Marcus, Jan; Siedler, Thomas; Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2021

Starting in 2009, the German state of Saxony distributed sports club membership vouchers among all 33,000 third graders in the state. The policy's objective was to encourage them to develop a long-term habit of exercising. In 2018, we carried out a large register-based survey among several...

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Do immigrants bring good health?

Giuntella, Osea; Mazzonna, Fabrizio - 2014

This paper studies the effects of immigration on health. We merge information on individual characteristics from the … component of the data to analyse how immigration affects the health of both immigrants and natives over time. Upon their arrival …, immigrants are found to be healthier than the natives (healthy immigrant effect), but their health deteriorates over time spent …

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Understanding the effect of retirement on health using regression discontinuity design

Eibich, Peter - 2014

This paper estimates the causal effect of retirement on health, health behavior, and healthcare utilization. Using … wide range of health behaviors (e.g. alcohol and tobacco consumption, physical activity, diet and sleep) as potential … mechanisms. The results show a long-run improvement in health upon retirement. Relief from work-related stress and strain …

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Unfair wage perceptions and sleep: Evidence from German survey data

Pfeifer, Christian - 2015

affect workers' sleep and, consequently, their health. …

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