This paper analyzes the relationship between education and health outcomes using a natural experiment in Turkey. The … attainment to investigate the impact of education on body mass index, obesity, smoking behavior, and self-rated health, as well … substantially increased education in Turkey. Using the number of new middle school class openings per 1000 children as an intensity …

This paper analyzes the relationship between education and health outcomes using a natural experiment in Turkey. The … attainment to investigate the impact of education on body mass index, obesity, smoking behavior, and self-rated health, as well … substantially increased education in Turkey. Using the number of new middle school class openings per 1000 children as an intensity …

This paper analyzes the relationship between higher education and body weight and smoking behavior among women in … BMI by about 0.21% and the probability of being classified as obese by 0.44 percentage points. Regarding smoking, we find …

Children form social ties along dimensions of gender and race/ethnicity, and thus may differ greatly in exposure to … peer health and also in reactivity to peer influence. This paper estimates heterogeneity in the peer effects of obesity … New York City (NYC) FITNESSGRAM initiative on over 1.6 million children in grades K-8, we find that males and females are …