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Empirical economic analysis on thinness

Research Project

Project/Area Number 25780187
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Public finance/Public economy
Research InstitutionNagoya University

Principal Investigator

Nakamura Sayaka  名古屋大学, 経済学研究科(研究院), 准教授 (20511603)

Research Collaborator MARUYAMA Shiko  シドニー工科大学, 経済学グループ, 上級講師
Project Period (FY) 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywordsbody mass index / 痩せすぎ / 低体重 / 肥満 / 栄養摂取 / 運動 / 学校給食 / 国際研究者交流 / オーストラリア
Outline of Final Research Achievements

First, we conduct nonparametric analysis on long term trends in BMI (Body Mass Index) in post-war Japan and find highly nonlinear trends for females. Second, we decompose changes in BMI to contributions of changes in energy intake and energy expenditure. We find that energy intake decreased similarly for both men and women, but that the reduction in physical activity was greater among men than among women due to an increase in female labor participation and a reduction in energy requirement at work among men, which led to an increase in male BMI and a decrease in female BMI. Third, we study the effect of school lunch on early teenagers’ body weight. We do not find any significant effects in the full sample analysis but find significant negative effects on obesity among children with low socioeconomic background.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2015 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (13 results)

All 2016 2015 2014 2013 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (1 results) Journal Article (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (10 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] シドニー工科大学(オーストラリア)

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] The Decline in BMI among Japanese Women after World War II2015

    • Author(s)
      Maruyama, Shiko and Nakamura, Sayaka
    • Journal Title

      Economics and Human Biology

      Volume: 18 Pages: 125-138

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.ehb.2015.05.001

    • NAID

      120006716081

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] 「【インタビュー】女性経済学者を訪ねて vol.24 やるべき実証分析はたくさんある2014

    • Author(s)
      中村さやか
    • Journal Title

      経済セミナー

      Volume: 676 Pages: 5-8

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] The Effect of School Lunch on Early Teenagers’ Body Weight2016

    • Author(s)
      中村さやか
    • Organizer
      2016 Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society
    • Place of Presentation
      同志社大学
    • Year and Date
      2016-08-11
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Effect of School Lunch on Early Teenagers’ Body Weight2016

    • Author(s)
      中村さやか
    • Organizer
      日本経済学会2016年度春季大会
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋大学
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-18
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Why Does Development Make Men Fatter Than Women?2016

    • Author(s)
      丸山士行
    • Organizer
      Workshop on the Social Science of Obesity
    • Place of Presentation
      University of Sydney, Australia
    • Year and Date
      2016-04-01
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Why Does Development Make Men Heavier than Women?2015

    • Author(s)
      中村さやか
    • Organizer
      医療経済学会第10回研究大会
    • Place of Presentation
      京都大学
    • Year and Date
      2015-09-05
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Gluttony or Sloth? The Driving Force behind the Long-Term BMI Trend2015

    • Author(s)
      Shiko Maruyama
    • Organizer
      6th Australasian Workshop on Econometrics & Health Economics
    • Place of Presentation
      Melbourne, Australia
    • Year and Date
      2015-04-09
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Gluttony or Sloth? The Driving Force Behind the Long-Term BMI Trend2015

    • Author(s)
      丸山士行
    • Organizer
      6th Australasian Workshop on Econometrics and Health Economics
    • Place of Presentation
      Melbourne, Australia
    • Year and Date
      2015-04-08
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Decline in BMI among Japanese Women after WWII2014

    • Author(s)
      Shiko Maruyama
    • Organizer
      5th Australian Workshop on Econometrics and Health Econometrics
    • Place of Presentation
      Fremantle, Western Australia
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Decrease in female BMI and increase in male BMI in Japan from 1975 to 2014: A decomposition analysis2014

    • Author(s)
      Sayaka Nakamura
    • Organizer
      International Health Economics Association 10th World Congress
    • Place of Presentation
      Dublin, Ireland
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] The Decline in BMI among Japanese Women after WWII2014

    • Author(s)
      Shiko Maruyama
    • Organizer
      International Health Economics Association 10th World Congress
    • Place of Presentation
      Dublin, Ireland
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 日本女性は1950年代初めから痩せ始めた2013

    • Author(s)
      中村さやか
    • Organizer
      医療経済学会第8回研究大会
    • Place of Presentation
      学習院大学
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report

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