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Separated at girth : US twin estimates of the effects of birth weight
Royer, Heather - In: American economic journal : a journal of the American … 1 (2009) 1, pp. 49-85
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003813463
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SNAP participation, diet quality, and obesity : robust evidence with estimation techniques without external instrumental variables
Chen, Susan E.; Wang, Le - In: Empirical economics : a quarterly journal of the … 61 (2021) 3, pp. 1641-1667
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012616963
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The healthcare costs of increased body mass index-evidence from The Trøndelag Health Study
Edwards, Christina Hansen; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; … - 2024
Background Earlier studies have estimated the impact of increased body mass index (BMI) on healthcare costs. Various methods have been used to avoid potential biases and inconsistencies. Each of these methods measure different local effects and have different strengths and weaknesses. Methods In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015358254
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When Outcome Heterogeneously Matters for Selection – A Generalized Selection Correction Estimator
Reichert, Arndt R.; Tauchmann, Harald - 2012
illustrate that the bias of the ordinary heckit estimator is removed by these generalized estimation procedures. Along with OLS … effectiveness of financial incentives for weight loss among the obese. Estimation results indicate that the choice of the estimation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014164886
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A bivariate latent class correlated generalized ordered probit model with an application to modeling observed obesity levels
Greene, William; Harris, Mark N.; Hollingsworth, Bruce; … - 2008
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Structured additive quantile regression with applications to modelling undernutrition and obesity of children
Fenske, Nora - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009702598
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When outcome heterogeneously matters for selection : a generalized selection correction estimator
Reichert, Arndt R.; Tauchmann, Harald - 2012
illustrate that the bias of the ordinary heckit estimator is removed by these generalized estimation procedures. Along with OLS … effectiveness of financial incentives for weight loss among the obese. Estimation results indicate that the choice of the estimation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009669647
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When outcome heterogeneously matters for selection : a generalized selection correction estimator
Reichert, Arndt R.; Tauchmann, Harald - 2014
) simulations illustrate that the bias of the ordinary heckit estimator is removed by these generalized estimation procedures. Along … financial incentives for reducing obesity. Estimation results indicate that the choice of the estimation procedure clearly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011489191
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A weighty issue revisited : the dynamic effect of body weight on earnings and satisfaction in Germany
Kropfhäußer, Frieder; Sunder, Marco - In: Applied economics 47 (2015) 40/42, pp. 4364-4376
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011294556
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A weighty issue revisited : the dynamic effect of body weight on earnings and satisfaction in Germany ; conference paper
Kropfhäußer, Frieder; Sunder, Marco - 2013
. Dynamic models indicate that satisfaction with life in general and with health are responsive to weight changes, but wages and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010339877