“Is your commute really making you fat?”: The causal effect of commuting distance on height-adjusted weight

Olga Lorenz and Laszlo Goerke

VfS Annual Conference 2016 (Augsburg): Demographic Change from Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association

Abstract: This paper explores the causal relationship between commuting distance and height-adjusted weight (BMI) in Germany, using micro-level data for the period 2004 – 2012. In contrast to previous papers, we find no evidence that longer commutes are associated with a higher BMI. The non-existence of a relationship between BMI and commuting distance prevails when physical activity and eating habits are adjusted for.

JEL-codes: D00 I12 R41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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