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CEP discussion paper
Vertical transmission of overweight: evidence from English adoptees

We examine the vertical transmission of overweight drawing upon a sample of English children, both adopted and non-adopted, and their families. Our results suggest strong evidence of an intergenerational association of o...Read more...

Joan Costa-Font, Mireia Jofre-Bonet and Julian Le Grand

21 January 2015

CentrePiece article
In brief... Eating disorders: the impact of self-image and peer pressure

We need government intervention to prevent a potential epidemic of eating disorders, according to a study by Joan Costa-i-Font and Mireia Jofre-Bonet. Their research confirms the widespread belief that the proliferation ...Read more...

Joan Costa-Font and Mireia Jofre-Bonet

10 December 2013

CEP discussion paper
Not all Incentives Wash out the Warm Glow: The Case of Blood Donation Revisited

The issue of the nature of the altruism inherent in blood donation and the perverse effects of financial rewards for blood and/or organ donation has been recently revisited in the economic literature with limited consens...Read more...

Joan Costa-Font, Mireia Jofre-Bonet and Steven T. Yen

20 July 2012

CEP discussion paper
Anorexia, Body Image and Peer Effects: Evidence from a Sample of European Women

Excessive preoccupation with self-image (or identity) is regarded as a factor contributing to the proliferation of food disorders, especially among young women. This paper models how self-image and peer effects influence...Read more...

Joan Costa-Font and Mireia Jofre-Bonet

22 November 2011