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Body mass index and social interactions from adolescence to adulthood
Joxhe, Majlinda; Corrado, Luisa; Distante, Roberta
2019In Spatial Economic Analysis
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Keywords :
overweight; obesity; peer effects; social networks; personal history; dynamic linear-in-means model
Abstract :
[en] A dynamic linear-in-means model is applied in order to analyse the importance of social ties for the body weight-related behaviour of US youth. The methodology shows how to estimate peer effects free of the ‘reflection problem’ in a dynamic context where individual and group-specific unobservable effects are controlled for. The results show that the main drivers for the body weight-related behaviour are past and peer effects. For individuals who were normal weight or obese during adolescence, past and peer effects are shown to be both relevant. Peer effects, instead, explain more the variation in the body mass index (BMI) for individuals who were overweight during adolescence, showing in this way the importance of social interactions for body weight-related behaviour.
Disciplines :
Social economics
Author, co-author :
Joxhe, Majlinda ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF) > Center for Research in Economic Analysis (CREA)
Corrado, Luisa;  University of Tor Vergata-Italy
Distante, Roberta;  University of Copenhagen
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Body mass index and social interactions from adolescence to adulthood
Publication date :
July 2019
Journal title :
Spatial Economic Analysis
ISSN :
1742-1780
Publisher :
Routledge, United Kingdom
Peer reviewed :
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