Topic 8 Paper: (Bishop 2011)

Question 1

What is the aim of Bishop (2011)?

Answer 1

To investigate the causal relationship between maturnal supply rates on the BMI and obesity status of older children in Australia

Question 2

What are the results found by Bishop (2011)?

Answer 2

That part time or full time work by mothers is associated with a decreas in excess body weight in youths. More analysis shows that this does not operate through increased earned income

Question 3

What theory can be used to suggest maturnal labour supply & obesity would be positively correlated?

Answer 3

The joint household production model, which suggests that an increase in work must result in a decrease in household activities (such as teaching / encouraging healthy practises in youths, cooking healthy meals, ect)

Question 4

What empirical problem is tackled by Bishop (2011)?

Answer 4

• Mothers may choose their hours based on their childs health, inducing a positive correlation
• or negative, by working more to support a disabled obese child
• or a third factor, such as mothers ability, might be positively correlated with both health of children & labour supply.

Question 5

What is the literature on maturnal labour supply & children show?

Answer 5

• In US adverse affect on tests
• In Au, mixed affect on cognitive outcomes
• In Au, adverse affect on child health, 10 hours -> 2%-4% obesity, but evidence not great

Question 6

What data does Bishop (2011) use?

Answer 6

HILDA!!!

balanced chilren panal from 15-19 in wave 7