Econ Papers Daily / 期刊论文
学校体重报告的不利影响
The adverse effects of weight reports in schools
摘要
Using rich survey data for England, we investigate whether providing parents with information about the weight status of their children reduces children’s weight and improves health behaviors, or whether it has adverse effects. We exploit the timing of survey interview compared to the timing of sending out weight reports to parents in a difference-in-differences framework. Our analysis does not reveal the intended effects on body weight or health behaviors. Instead, we find adverse effects for children with overweight that are concentrated in disadvantaged families and driven by increases in breakfast skipping and feeling tired and unhappy at school.
中文摘要
利用英格兰丰富的调查数据，我们研究了向父母提供其子女体重状况信息是否能降低儿童体重并改善健康行为，还是会产生不利影响。我们在双重差分框架中，利用调查访谈时间与向父母寄送体重报告时间之间的差异进行识别。我们的分析并未揭示出对体重或健康行为的预期效果。相反，我们发现对超重儿童存在不利影响，这些影响集中在弱势家庭中，并由不吃早餐以及在学校感到疲倦和不快乐增加所驱动。