B2953 - Economic consequences of depression and obesity evidence from causal inference methods and longitudinal intergenerational data - 27/09/2017
B number:
B2953
Principal applicant name:
Laura Howe | MRC IEU (United Kingdom)
Co-applicants:
Neil Davies, Alisha Davies, Frances Rice
Title of project:
Economic consequences of depression and obesity: evidence from causal inference methods and longitudinal, intergenerational data
Proposal summary:
This project investigates whether depression and BMI affect educational attainment and economic activity (e.g. income, occupation), with the goal of providing an economic justification for public health interventions. We will look at whether associations change across the life course and across successive generations, and we will test whether parental depression and BMI affect a child's educational attainment and economic activity.
Date proposal received:
Wednesday, 13 September, 2017
Date proposal approved:
Wednesday, 20 September, 2017
Keywords:
Epidemiology, Mental health, Obesity, Computer simulations/modelling/algorithms, Statistical methods, BMI, Childhood - childcare, childhood adversity, Methods - e.g. cross cohort analysis, data mining, mendelian randomisation, etc., Social science