Format:
1 online resource (281 pages)
ISBN:
9780857241566
Series Statement:
Contributions to Economic Analysis Ser. v.290
Content:
Presents research on some of these key issues such as the impact of obesity on health, children's' healthcare policies, education and health; and many more.
Content:
Intro -- Front cover -- Contributions to Economic Analysis -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. School Policies and Children's Obesity -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The food environment -- 3. The activity environment -- 4. Other school policies with possible effects on student weight -- 5. Being in school versus not being in school -- 6. Policy simulations -- 7. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2. Alcohol Policies and Child Maltreatment -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Analytical framework -- 3. Data -- 4. Empirical estimation -- 5. Results -- 6. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Appendix A. State liquor sales status -- Chapter 3. Child Care Choices and Childhood Obesity -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Empirical specification -- 3. Data -- 4. Results -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4. Individual Time Preferences and Health Behaviors, with an Application to Health Insurance -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Background -- 3. Discounting and health insurance choice -- 4. Summary -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 5. Disparate Effects of CHIP Premiums on Disenrollment for Minorities -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Background -- 3. KCHIP program and data -- 4. Methods -- 5. Results -- 6. Discussion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 6. Health Outcomes from Head Start Participation -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Conceptual framework -- 3. Small, high-quality preschool programs -- 4. The Head Start program -- 5. An analysis of the influence of Head Start participation on risky behaviors in adolescence -- 6. Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 7. Universal Helmet Laws and Motorcycle Fatalities: A Longitudinal Analysis of Policy Changes -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Background -- 3. Data and methods -- 4. Results -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780857241559
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780857241559
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=655559
