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The Effects of Daughters on Health Choices and Risk Behaviour

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Little is known about why some human beings make risky life-choices. This paper provides evidence that people's health decisions and addictive actions are influenced by the gender of their children. Having a daughter leads individuals -- in micro data from Great Britain and the United States -- to reduce their smoking, drinking, and drug-taking. The paper's results are consistent with the hypothesis that human beings 'self-medicate' when under stress.

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  • N Powdthavee & S Wu & A Oswald, 2010. "The Effects of Daughters on Health Choices and Risk Behaviour," Discussion Papers 10/03, Department of Economics, University of York.
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    1. Why do daughters have a more positive impact on parents than sons?
      by Economic Logician in Economic Logic on 2010-04-13 19:29:00
    2. Want to be healthy? Have a Daughter
      by Ariel Goldring in Free Market Mojo on 2010-03-24 13:07:26
    3. The Effects of Daughters on Health Choices and Risk[y] Behaviour
      by Miguel in Simoleon Sense on 2010-03-25 06:26:14
    4. Girls... don't want you to have fun: daughters & risk taking
      by Kevin Denny in Geary Behaviour Centre on 2010-03-24 06:43:00

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    Addictive behaviour; gender; daughters; smoking; drinking; attitudes.;

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    • D1 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior
    • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health

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