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Author: Liu, Elaine M.
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Huang, Wei Liu, Elaine M. Zuppann, C. Andrew |
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Relative Obesity and the Formation of Non-cognitive Abilities During Adolescence Journal of Human Resources published online (10 November 2020): DOI: 10.3368/jhr.58.2.1018-9812R2. Also: http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2020/11/04/jhr.58.2.1018-9812R2 Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press Keyword(s): Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Geocoded Data; Noncognitive Skills; Obesity; Self-Esteem We study the role of relative childhood and adolescent obesity in the development of non-cognitive abilities. We employ a novel identification strategy, utilizing the fact that one's body size is a relative concept and there are large variations in body sizes across MSAs. We focus on children who move between MSAs. Controlling for origin-destination state pair fixed effects, we find that a 10 percentile point increase in relative body size would increase behavioral problems by 2 percentile points. This effect is of a similar magnitude to a two-year reduction in maternal education. |
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Huang, Wei, Elaine M. Liu and C. Andrew Zuppann. "Relative Obesity and the Formation of Non-cognitive Abilities During Adolescence." Journal of Human Resources published online (10 November 2020): DOI: 10.3368/jhr.58.2.1018-9812R2.
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