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Human Growth Pattern: Observations from the Longitudinal Survey of Babies in 21st Century in Japan

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  • Yukinobu Kitamura

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This paper analyses the human growth (height and weight) pattern of babies born in January and July 2001, using the longitudinal survey of babies in 21st century conducted by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. The human growth is regressed on initial conditions (i.e. height and weight at the birth), economic conditions (i.e. amount of child care expenditure) and individual differences (male, female, and the date of birth). Panel analysis indicates that the fixed effect estimator is selected as the most appropriate descriptions of the data. This implies that the human growth is affected not only by initial and economic conditions but also by other individual specific elements such as parent's gene. We also identify the growth rate of height and weight per day is higher for those who were born smaller, i.e. human growth pattern follows a catch up mechanism.

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  • Yukinobu Kitamura, 2013. "Human Growth Pattern: Observations from the Longitudinal Survey of Babies in 21st Century in Japan," Global COE Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series gd12-278, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.
    • Handle: RePEc:hst:ghsdps:gd12-278
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    1. MATSUOKA Ryoji & NAKAMURO Makiko & INUI Tomohiko, 2013. "Widening Educational Disparities Outside of School: A longitudinal study of parental involvement and early elementary schoolchildren's learning time in Japan," Discussion papers 13101, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
    2. NAKAMURO Makiko & INUI Tomohiko & SENOH Wataru & HIROMATSU Takeshi, 2013. "Are Television and Video Games Really Harmful for Kids? Empirical evidence from the Longitudinal Survey of Babies in the 21st Century," Discussion papers 13046, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
    3. MATSUOKA Ryoji & NAKAMURO Makiko & INUI Tomohiko, 2015. "Examining elementary school children’s extracurricular activity participation and their non-cognitive development using longitudinal data in Japan," ESRI Discussion paper series 318, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).

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