In this paper we estimate the effects of the Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) restrictions on weight status among adolescents aged 14 to 17 in the U.S. Our findings suggest that a night curfew significantly raises adolescents’ probability of being overweight or obese by 1.66 percentage points,...

With the fourth COVID-19 wave on the rise as the Delta variant rages and schools reopening across the United States since August 2021, debates over re-closing schools have arisen. School closures were the first and fastest adopted among social distancing measures to prevent coronavirus...

Little evidence exists on the association between driving and obesity among teenagers. In this paper, I estimate the effects of Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) restrictions on obesity prevalence among adolescents aged 14 to 17 in the U.S. My findings suggest that a mandatory holding period,...