Partial identification of the long-run causal effect of food security on child health

Daniel Millimet and Manan Roy

Empirical Economics, 2015, vol. 48, issue 1, 83-141

Abstract: Food security and obesity represent two of the most significant public health issues. However, little is known about how these issues are intertwined. Here, we assess the causal relationship between food security during early childhood and relatively long-run measures of child health. Identifying this causal relationship is complicated due to endogenous selection and misclassification errors. To overcome these difficulties, we utilize a nonparametric bounds approach along with data from the ECLS-K and ECLS-B. In the absence of misclassification, the analysis suggests a positive (unconditional) association, albeit statistically insignificant, between food insecurity and future child obesity. However, in the absence of strong assumptions concerning the selection and misclassification processes, we are unable to rule out the possibility of no long-run causal relationship between food security and child obesity. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015

Keywords: Food insecurity; Health outcomes; Nonclassical measurement error; Nonparametric bounds (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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