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The impact of poverty on obesity in Belgium
Challal, Hajar 
Promotor(s) :
Lefevre, Mélanie
Date of defense : 1-Sep-2025/5-Sep-2025 • Permalink : http://hdl.handle.net/2268.2/24148
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| Title : | The impact of poverty on obesity in Belgium |
| Translated title : | [fr] L'impact de la pauvreté sur l'obésité en Belgique |
| Author : | Challal, Hajar
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| Date of defense : | 1-Sep-2025/5-Sep-2025 |
| Advisor(s) : | Lefevre, Mélanie
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| Committee's member(s) : | Schoenmaeckers, Jérome
Flawinne, Xavier
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| Language : | English |
| Number of pages : | 35 |
| Keywords : | [en] Obesity [en] Poverty [en] Endogeneity [en] Belgium [en] Lewbel Model [en] Control function approach [en] Linear probability model |
| Discipline(s) : | Business & economic sciences > Special economic topics (health, labor, transportation...) |
| Institution(s) : | Université de Liège, Liège, Belgique |
| Degree: | Master en sciences économiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en economic, analysis and policy |
| Faculty: | Master thesis of the HEC-Ecole de gestion de l'Université de Liège |
Abstract
[en] Obesity is rising rapidly in Europe and represents a major public health and social challenge.
While the link between poverty and obesity is well-documented in the United States, evidence
for Belgium remains limited. This thesis investigates whether poverty has an impact on obesity
in Belgium and through which mechanisms it influences it.
Using the Health Interview Survey from Sciensano and the Lewbel model, the results show that low income groups have a significantly higher probability of being obese compared to the high income groups.
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