Young Adult Obesity and Household Income: Effects of Unconditional Cash Transfers

Randall Akee, Emilia Simeonova, William Copeland, Adrian Angold and E. Jane Costello

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2013, vol. 5, issue 2, 1-28

Abstract: We investigate the effect of household cash transfers during childhood on young adult body mass indexes (BMI). The effects of extra income differ depending on the household’s initial socioeconomic status (SES). Children from the initially poorest households have a larger increase in BMI relative to children from initially wealthier households. Several alternative mechanisms are examined. Initial SES holds up as the most likely channel behind the heterogeneous effects of extra income on young adult BMI. (JEL D14, H23, H75, I12, J13, J15)

JEL-codes: D14 H23 H75 I12 J13 J15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
Note: DOI: 10.1257/app.5.2.1
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