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See Latest ArticlesThe impact of income on the weight of elderly Americans
Health Economics, 08/28/09
Cawley J et al. – The authors estimate models of instrumental variables using data from the National Health Interview Surveys and find no significant effect of income on weight. The confidence intervals rule out even moderate effects of income on weight and on the probability of being underweight or obese, especially for men. For example, they indicate that the income elasticity of body mass index is not greater in absolute value than 0.06 for men or 0.14 for women.
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