Young Adult Obesity and Household Income: Effects of Unconditional Cash Transfers
研究童年期家庭现金转移对年轻成人身体质量指数的影响，发现初始社会经济地位较低的家庭中，额外收入导致BMI增幅更大。
We investigate the effect of household cash transfers during childhood on young adult body mass indexes (BMI). The effects of extra income differ depending on the household's initial socioeconomic status (SES). Children from the initially poorest households have a larger increase in BMI relative to children from initially wealthier households. Several alternative mechanisms are examined. Initial SES holds up as the most likely channel behind the heterogeneous effects of extra income on young adult BMI..