Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/34958 
Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 3664
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
In light of the recent rise in childhood obesity, the School Breakfast Program (SBP) and National School Lunch Program (NSLP) have received renewed attention. Using panel data on over 13,500 primary school students, we assess the relationship between SBP and NSLP participation and (relatively) long-run measures of child weight. After documenting a positive association between SBP participation and child weight, and no association between NSLP participation and child weight, we present evidence indicating positive selection into the SBP. Allowing for even modest positive selection is sufficient to alter the results, indicating that the SBP is a valuable tool in the current battle against childhood obesity, whereas the NSLP exacerbates the current epidemic.
Subjects: 
School Breakfast Program
National School Lunch Program
child health
obesity
program evaluation
JEL: 
C31
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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