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What is the optimal housing choice for a minimal BMI?

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  • Yuval Arbel

    (Netanya Academic College)

  • Chaim Fialkoff

    (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

  • Amichai Kerner

    (Netanya Academic College)

Abstract

Housing choice is based on several criteria, one of which is the projected health of its residents. Because health-related characteristics vary by gender, these differences may give rise to a conflict of interest between a heterosexual couple when choosing a suitable home, in a similar manner to the battle of sexes game, including the relationship between the type and size of the dwelling unit and obesity. The optimal choice should test the minimal aggregated BMI. Yet, this might leave one of the two sides in a less than optimal situation. We simulate these effects based on real-life data obtained from an Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics two-year longitudinal survey.

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  • Yuval Arbel & Chaim Fialkoff & Amichai Kerner, 2018. "What is the optimal housing choice for a minimal BMI?," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 38(3), pages 1313-1337.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-18-00195
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    1. Yuval Arbel & Chaim Fialkoff & Amichai Kerner, 2019. "Does the Housing Unit's Type and Size Affect Health?," Business and Economic Research, Macrothink Institute, vol. 9(1), pages 45-68, March.
    2. Yuval Arbel & Chaim Fialkoff & Amichai Kerner, 2020. "The cause and effect problem: Is there mutual obesity among Arab Israeli couples?," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(10), pages 1-11, October.
    3. Anderson M. A. dos Santos & Paulo de A. Jacinto & Victor R. de Oliveira & Pedro Henrique S. Leivas, 2019. "The impact of physical activity on women`s health: evidences for Brazil," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 39(4), pages 2381-2401.
    4. Yuval Arbel & Chaim Fialkoff & Amichai Kerner, 2019. "Cohort Effect and the Impact of Environmental Characteristics on Obesity," Business and Economic Research, Macrothink Institute, vol. 9(1), pages 136-147, March.

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    Keywords

    Suburbanization; Body Mass Index; Obesity; Battle of Sexes Game;
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    JEL classification:

    • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
    • R2 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis

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