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Author: Kalist, David E.
Resulting in 2 citations.
1. Kalist, David E.
Siahaan, Freddy
The Association of Obesity with the Likelihood of Arrest for Young Adults
Economics and Human Biology 11,1 (January 2013): 8-17.
Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1570677X1200007X
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Elsevier
Keyword(s): Arrests; Body Mass Index (BMI); Crime; Obesity; Weight

This paper examines whether obesity is associated with the likelihood of arrest. We hypothesize that obese individuals are less likely to commit crime and be arrested because their body weights may prevent them from successfully engaging in certain criminal activities, particularly those that are physically intensive. To test this hypothesis, we use the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 and panel data techniques and find that obesity is negatively related to arrest. In one specification, for example, we found that the odds of an obese man being arrested are 64 percent of those of a healthy weight man. The social costs of obesity may be overstated if obesity reduces the likelihood of arrest because the obese are less criminally active.
Bibliography Citation
Kalist, David E. and Freddy Siahaan. "The Association of Obesity with the Likelihood of Arrest for Young Adults." Economics and Human Biology 11,1 (January 2013): 8-17.
2. Siahaan, Freddy
Lee, Daniel Y.
Kalist, David E.
Educational Attainment of Children of Immigrants: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
Economics of Education Review 38 (February 2014): 1-8.
Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272775713001349
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Elsevier
Keyword(s): Educational Attainment; Immigrants; Intergenerational Patterns/Transmission; Parental Influences

This study investigates the educational attainment of children of immigrants in the United States. By employing a more detailed classification of children of immigrants, we examine whether a foreign place of birth of either parent or child affects the child's educational attainment. Our results indicate that the full-second generation (U.S.-born children with both foreign-born parents) achieves the highest educational attainment, while the full-first generation (foreign-born children with both foreign-born parents) achieves the second highest educational attainment compared to the other groups of children of immigrants and native children. Full-first and full-second generation females also achieve higher educational attainment than their native female peers. The results support the optimism theory of assimilation in which the educational attainment of children of immigrants relies on the combination of their foreign-born parents’ strong values on education and the children's English proficiency.
Bibliography Citation
Siahaan, Freddy, Daniel Y. Lee and David E. Kalist. "Educational Attainment of Children of Immigrants: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth." Economics of Education Review 38 (February 2014): 1-8.