The determinants of racial disparities in obesity: Baseline evidence from a natural experiment

Thomas Durfee; Samuel Myers; Julian Wolfson; Molly Demarco; Lisa Harnak; Caitlin Caspi

doi:10.1017/age.2021.21

The determinants of racial disparities in obesity: Baseline evidence from a natural experiment

Thomas Durfee, Samuel Myers, Julian Wolfson, Molly Demarco, Lisa Harnak, Caitlin Caspi

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This article uses baseline data from an observational study to estimate the determinants of racial and gender disparities in obesity. Samples of low-income workers in Minneapolis and Raleigh reveal that respondents in Minneapolis have lower body mass indices (BMIs) than respondents in Raleigh. There are large, statistically significant race and gender effects in estimates of BMI that explain most of the disparity between the two cities. Accounting for intersectionality - the joint impacts of being Black and a woman - reveals that almost all the BMI gaps between Black women in Minneapolis and Raleigh can be explained by age and education differences.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	533-558
Number of pages	26
Journal	Agricultural and Resource Economics Review
Volume	50
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/age.2021.21
State	Published - Dec 15 2021

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body mass index (BMI)
food insecurity
minimum wage
racial disparity

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