The Impact of Physical Education on Obesity among Elementary School Children
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- Cawley, John & Frisvold, David & Meyerhoefer, Chad, 2013. "The impact of physical education on obesity among elementary school children," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 32(4), pages 743-755.
- John Cawley & David Frisvold & Chad Meyerhoefer, 2012. "The Impact of Physical Education on Obesity among Elementary School Children," NBER Working Papers 18341, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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Keywords
obesity; physical activity; physical education; children; health;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
- H75 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Government: Health, Education, and Welfare
- K32 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Energy, Environmental, Health, and Safety Law
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EDU-2012-09-30 (Education)
- NEP-HEA-2012-09-30 (Health Economics)
- NEP-URE-2012-09-30 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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