The Apple Does Not Fall Far From the Tree: Intergenerational Persistence of Dietary Habits
利用独特的杂货交易数据，研究发现饮食习惯在代际间有很强的持续性，甚至超过收入，且社会经济地位和地理位置只能解释一小部分，早期影响和习惯形成是关键。
Abstract This paper provides novel evidence on how dietary habits – a key health behavior – are transmitted across generations, exploiting unique grocery transaction data linked with administrative records. We document strong intergenerational persistence in dietary habits, exceeding that of income, and consider several channels that might explain this pattern. Specifically, we find that socioeconomic status and geography account for only a small share of the transmission. Combined with the absence of a dietary response following a parent’s unexpected lifestyle-related death, these findings underscore the importance of early-life influences and habit formation.