Is being in school better? The impact of school on children's BMI when starting age is endogenous

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 977-986

  Anderson, Patricia M ^a   Butcher, Kristin F ^a   Cascio, Elizabeth U ^a   Schanzenbach, Diane Whitmore ^b  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; School health policies; School starting age

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH; EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; OBESITY; WEIGHT;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINDERGARTEN; OBESITY; POLICY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL ADMISSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052848741     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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