کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
7370596 1479532 2013 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Do political factors matter in explaining under- and overweight outcomes in developing countries?
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
آیا عوامل سیاسی در توضیح نتایج پایین و اضافه وزن در کشورهای در حال توسعه اهمیت دارد؟
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی اقتصاد، اقتصادسنجی و امور مالی اقتصاد و اقتصادسنجی
چکیده انگلیسی
We construct a rich dataset covering 47 developing countries over the years 1990-2007, combining several micro and macro level data sources to explore the link between political factors and body mass index (BMI). We implement a heteroskedastic generalized ordered logit model allowing for different covariate effects across the BMI distribution and accounting for the unequal BMI dispersion by geographical area. We find that systems with democratic qualities are more likely to reduce under-weight, but increase overweight/obesity, whereas effective political competition does entail double-benefits in the form of reducing both under-weight and obesity. Our results are robust to the introduction of country fixed effects.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: The Journal of Socio-Economics - Volume 46, October 2013, Pages 48-56
نویسندگان
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