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Fat and out in Salerno and Province : adolescent obesity and early school leaving in Southern Italy

Barone, Adriana; O'Higgins, Shane Niall - 2009

In this paper, we focus on the causes and consequences of adolescent obesity from an economic perspective. The paper … examines the determinants of obesity and its role in influencing early school leaving amongst adolescents in the province of … and the differential effects of adolescent obesity for males and females. We find that: a) there is a strong and robust …

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The influence of child care on maternal health and mother-child interaction

Kröll, Alexandra; Borck, Rainald - 2013

In Germany, formal child care coverage rates have increased markedly over the past few decades. The present paper is concerned with how mothers ́mental and physical health is affected by whether they place their child in formal day care or not. Furthermore, the effects of formal child care...

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The influence of child care on maternal health and mother-child interaction

Kröll, Alexandra; Borck, Rainald - 2013

In Germany, formal child care coverage rates have increased markedly over the past few decades. The expansion in coverage is particularly pronounced for under 3 year-olds. The present paper is concerned with how mothers' mental and physical health is affected by whether they place their child in...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010231576

The effects of day care on health during childhood : evidence by age

Berg, Gerard J. van den; Siflinger, Bettina - 2020

This paper studies the effects of day care exposure on behavioral problems and mental health as well as on various aspects of physical health, at various ages during childhood. We draw on a unique set of comprehensive individual-level out-patient and inpatient health care register data from...

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The effects of day care on health during childhood : evidence by age

Berg, Gerard J. van den; Sifinger, Bettina M. - 2018

This paper studies the effects of day care exposure on behavioral disorders and mental and physical health at various ages during childhood. We draw on a unique set of merged population register data from Sweden over the period 1999-2008. This includes merged information at the individual level...

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Age-specific effects of early daycare on children's health

Barschkett, Mara - 2022

evidence for an effect of daycare attendance on mental disorders, obesity, injuries, vision problems, or healthcare costs …, and a reduction in obesity in these children. …

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Age-specific effects of early daycare on children's health

Barschkett, Mara - 2022

evidence for an effect of daycare attendance on mental disorders, obesity, injuries, vision problems, or healthcare costs …, and a reduction in obesity in these children. …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014088355

The formation and malleability of dietary habits : a field experiment with low income families

Belot, Michèle; Berlin, Noemi; James, Jonathan G.; … - 2018

We conduct a field experiment to evaluate the extent to which dietary habits are malleable early on in childhood and later in life. We implement two treatments one that targets what people eat, the other that targets the timing and frequency of food intake. 285 low income families with young...

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How distance to a non-residential parent relates to child outcomes

Rasmussen, Astrid Würtz; Stratton, Leslie S. - 2012

A substantial and growing fraction of children across Europe and the US live in single parent households. Law practices are evolving to encourage both parents to maintain contact with their children following parental separation/divorce, driven by the belief that such contact is in the best...

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Small cash rewards for big losers : experimental insights into the fight against the obesity epidemic

Augurzky, Boris; Bauer, Thomas K.; Reichert, Arndt R.; … - 2014

We complement the empirical evidence on the sustainability of weight loss achieved through cash rewards and, for the first time, rigorously examine the potential of cash rewards to prevent weight cycling. In a three period randomized controlled trial, about 700 obese persons were first assigned...

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