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Author: Jo, Young
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1. Jo, Young
Does the Earned Income Tax Credit Increase Children's Weight? The Impact of Policy‐driven Income on Childhood Obesity
Health Economics 27,7 (July 2018): 1089-1102.
Also: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hec.3658
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79
Publisher: Wiley Online
Keyword(s): Body Mass Index (BMI); Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC); Family Income; Income Dynamics/Shocks; Obesity; Parent-Child Interaction; Program Participation/Evaluation

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I exploit substantial increases in the earned income tax credit to study how a policy‐driven change in family income affects childhood obesity. Using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979, my difference‐in‐differences estimates indicate that the probability of being obese increased by 3 percentage points among children whose families experienced a greater income shock. A further investigation suggests that a reduction in maternal time with children played a greater role in children's weight gain than income. The paper's finding shows that a program that is not designed for health purposes, such as earned income tax credit, can have unintended effects on health outcomes.
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Jo, Young. "Does the Earned Income Tax Credit Increase Children's Weight? The Impact of Policy‐driven Income on Childhood Obesity." Health Economics 27,7 (July 2018): 1089-1102.