Título:
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Is there a Link between BMI and Adolescents’ Educational Choices and Expectations?
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Autor/a:
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Diaz Serrano, Lluís; Stoyanova, Alexandrina Petrova
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Otros autores:
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Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Departament d'Economia |
Abstract:
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One of the most claimed links in the health and education literature is that education
prevents from the risk of overweight, and the negative link between education and BMI is
up to now out of questioning. More educated adults tend to have lower body mass index
(BMI) and a lower risk of overweight and obesity. However, recent literature started
questioning the mechanism behind this education gradient in BMI. A more recent and
alternative explanation is that the BMI-education gradient hides a selection mechanism,
which makes adolescents with higher BMI are less likely to plan for, attend, and complete
higher levels of education. In this paper we test for the selection mechanism behind the link
between education and BMI by estimating the impact of adolescents’ BMI on medium-longterm educational expectations and short-term school choices, while controlling for the
potential endogeneity of BMI. Our IV estimates indicate that individuals high higher BMI
have lower academic aspirations and are less likely to attend high school after finishing
compulsory education, which is a pre-condition of the intentions to go college. These results
support the selection (reverse causality) mechanism.
Keywords: Students’ expectations; BMI; overweight; school choices; university;
educational achievement |
Fecha de creación:
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2020 |
Materias (CDU):
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331 - Treball. Relacions laborals. Ocupació. Organització del treball 37 - Educació. Ensenyament. Formació. Temps lliure |
Materia(s):
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Obesitat en els adolescents Orientació professional Rendiment escolar |
Derechos:
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Páginas:
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52 p. |
Tipo de documento:
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Documento de trabajo |
Editor:
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ECO-SOS, Centre de Recerca en Economia i Sostenibilitat
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Collection:
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Documents de treball del Departament d'Economia;2020-01 (ECO-SOS)
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