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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012520503
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012494192
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Does Using Planning Policy to Restrict Fast Food Outlets Reduce Inequalities in Childhood Overweight and Obesity?
Xiang, Huasheng; Albani, Viviana; Goffe, Louis; Akhter, … - 2022
explore if this policy is associated with changes in inequalities in childhood overweight and obesity at age 10/11 by area … level deprivation. Data on childhood overweight and obesity came from the National Child Measurement Programme for 2011 … childhood overweight and obesity rates between Gateshead and five other local authorities in the North-East of England which did …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014240488
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Socioeconomic inequity in excessive weight in Indonesia
Aizawa, Toshiaki; Helble, Matthias - 2016
excess weight, including overweight and obesity, from 1993 to 2014. First, we show that the proportions of overweight and … growth of excess weight. Using the concentration index we find that prevalence of overweight and obesity affected …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011471521
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Intergenerational Mobility and Childhood Obesity : Evidence from Genes
Fan, Maoyong; Jin, Yanhong; Zhuang, Man - 2022
We show that childhood obesity leads to lower intergenerational income and social mobility by adopting an instrumental … of childhood obesity on intergenerational mobility and find that childhood obesity negatively affects adult health …, education attainment, and job opportunities. Our results suggest that childhood obesity interventions may have far …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013289144
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Does using planning policy to restrict fast food outlets reduce inequalities in childhood overweight and obesity?
Xiang, Huasheng; Albani, Viviana; Goffe, Louis; Akhter, … - 2022
explore if this policy is associated with changes in inequalities in childhood overweight and obesity at age 10/11 by area … level deprivation. Data on childhood overweight and obesity came from the National Child Measurement Programme for 2011 … childhood overweight and obesity rates between Gateshead and five other local authorities in the North-East of England which did …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013471322
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Does medicaid coverage for pregnant women affect prenatal health behaviors?
Dave, Dhaval; Kaestner, Robert; Wehby, George - 2016
Despite plausible mechanisms, little research has evaluated potential changes in health behaviors as a result of the Medicaid expansions of the 1980s and 1990s. In this paper, we provide the first national study of the effects of Medicaid on health behaviors for pregnant women, which is a group...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011452186
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The Asian Games, Air Pollution and Birth Outcomes in South China : An Instrumental Variable Approach
Liu, Xiaoying; Miao, Huazhang; Behrman, Jere R.; … - 2021
We estimate the causal effects of air pollution exposure on low birthweight, birth-weight, and prematurity risk in South China, for all expectant mothers and by maternal age group and child sex. We do so by exploiting exogenous improvement in air quality during the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013221199
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Efficacy of Technology-Aided Monitoring for Early Childhood Vaccination Coverage : Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Ali, Umair; Khalid, Salman - 2022
Achieving population-wide vaccination coverage against vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) remains a challenge across the globe. A promising solution involves technology-aided monitoring and accountability, which has promised to improve vaccination rates. The current study estimates the impact...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013312000
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Cut Off From Caregivers : The Children of Incarcerated Parents in Louisiana
Kirkland, Auriel; Jones, Victor M.; Blackburn, Cheyenne; … - 2021
An estimated 94,000 children in Louisiana have a parent who is behind bars, with devastating effects on children and families. The entire family serves this sentence. Parental incarceration is a growing epidemic. Nationally, one in 28 children experiences parental incarceration today, compared...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013210710