HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS AND EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
| dc.creator | Belot, Michele | |
| dc.creator | James, Jonathan | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T16:30:03Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T05:01:00Z | |
| dc.description | This paper provides field evidence on the effects of diet on educational outcomes, exploiting a campaign lead in the UK in 2004, which introduced drastic changes in the meals, offered in the schools of one Borough – Greenwich - shifting from low-budget processed meals towards healthier options. We evaluate the effect of the campaign on educational outcomes in primary schools using a difference in differences approach; comparing educational outcomes in primary schools (key stage 2 outcomes more specifically) before and after the reform, using the neighbouring Local Education Authorities as a control group. We find evidence that educational outcomes did improve significantly in English and Science. We also find that the campaign lead to a 15% fall in authorised absences – which are most likely linked to illness and health. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.56207 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/56207/files/AAWE_WP53.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/56207 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/557824 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | ||
| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/56207 | |
| dc.title | HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS AND EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES | |
| dc.type | Text |