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Author: Hsiao, Cheng
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1. Liu, Echu
Hsiao, Cheng
Matsumoto, Tomoya
Chou, Shin-Yi
Maternal Full-Time Employment and Overweight Children: Parametric, Semi-Parametric, and Non-Parametric Assessment
Journal of Econometrics 152,1 (September 2009): 61-69.
Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304407609000542
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79
Publisher: Elsevier
Keyword(s): Birthweight; Body Mass Index (BMI); Child Health; Children; Fathers, Presence; Maternal Employment; Mothers, Education; Obesity; Weight

We use the matched mother-child data from the 2000 wave of the US National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 79 (NLSY79) to assess the impact of full-time working mothers on children's body mass index (BMI) and the likelihood of becoming overweight. Parametric, semi-parametric and non-parametric methods are employed to correct the bias of selection on observables and unobservables. Pros and cons of various methods are discussed and specification tests are conducted. In general, we find that a mother's full-time employment does have some impact on her children's BMI and likelihood of becoming overweight across models and inference procedures. [Copyright 2009 Elsevier]

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Liu, Echu, Cheng Hsiao, Tomoya Matsumoto and Shin-Yi Chou. "Maternal Full-Time Employment and Overweight Children: Parametric, Semi-Parametric, and Non-Parametric Assessment." Journal of Econometrics 152,1 (September 2009): 61-69.