markets and whether the effects spill over to spouses and children. There is substantial evidence that more educated people … spouses or children. …

, distinguishing between the productivity and the discrimination hypotheses. We analyze employment, income, and sickness absence … significant employment penalty. Both genders experience a significant income penalty for obesity. We conclude that the penalties …

analyze the socioeconomic gradient in drug utilization. It finds a significant education gradient (but no income gradient) in …

income, and the probable mechanism is health affecting the labour supply of the individual. In addition the study report that …