ARE TELEVISION AND VIDEO GAMES REALLY HARMFUL FOR KIDS?

Are watching television (TV) and playing video games really harmful for children's development? By using a unique longitudinal dataset with detailed information on children's development and health, we examined the causal effect of hours of TV watched or of video games played on school-aged children...

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Published in:	Contemporary Economic Policy Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 29 - 44
Main Authors:	Nakamuro, Makiko, Inui, Tomohiko, SENoh, Wataru, Hiromatsu, Takeshi
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Jan2015
Subjects:	Video games Children's health Child psychology Childhood obesity Child development research
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