Research web site -- Child care ; subsidy ; obesity … the impact of subsidy receipt on low-income children's weight outcomes in the fall and spring of kindergarten. The goals … as well as measures of overweight and obesity. We then turn to quantile regression to address the possibility that …

the impact of subsidy receipt on low-income children's weight outcomes in the fall and spring of kindergarten. The goals … as well as measures of overweight and obesity. We then turn to quantile regression to address the possibility that … subsidy receipt has heterogeneous effects on children's weight at different points in the BMI distribution. Results suggest …

receiving a child care subsidy among disadvantaged mothers with young children. In particular, we collect data on the location … families must travel from home in order to reach the nearest office that administers the subsidy application process. Using … in the distance to a public human services agency reduces the likelihood that a family receives a child care subsidy …

to sizeable increases in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among low-income children. -- child care ; subsidy … receiving a child care subsidy among disadvantaged mothers with young children. In particular, we collect data on the location … families must travel from home in order to reach the nearest office that administers the subsidy application process. Using …

This study analyzes peer effects on childhood obesity using data from the first two waves of the IDEFICS study, which …

instruments to address obesity are a tax on unhealthy foods (fat tax) and a subsidy on healthy foods (thin subsidy). We compare …Rising prevalence of obesity among adults and children is a major policy issue in many countries. Two widely discussed … for healthy and unhealthy meals. We show that the policy which reduces obesity under the most general conditions is the …

Childhood obesity in developing countries is a topic that hasn’t found its way in the economic literature yet. Despite … the fact that obesity rates are rising worldwide and the phenomenon is very present even among the poorest of households …

This study explores whether hospitals with higher increases in obesity levels have higher CS rates and the … consequential effects on maternal and newborn health in Mexico for 2008-2015. It models how changes in the obesity level of … specialization. And it creates a measure of hospital-level obesity, based on the fraction of obesity-related discharges for women of …