A weighty issue revisited: the dynamic effect of body weight on earnings and satisfaction in Germany

We estimate the effect of changes in the body mass index on wages and satisfaction in a panel of German employees. Dynamic models indicate that satisfaction with life in general and with health are responsive to weight changes, but wages and satisfaction with work are not. These results mainly corroborate earlier findings from static panel or cross-sectional models.

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Kropfhäußer, Frieder ; Sunder, Marco
Publisher:	Kiel und Hamburg : ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft

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Series:	Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2013: Wettbewerbspolitik und Regulierung in einer globalen Wirtschaftsordnung - Session: SOEP Analysis ; E11-V2
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Conference Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	782721125 [GVK] hdl:10419/79895 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:vfsc13:79895 [RePEc]
Classification:	J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; J71 - Discrimination ; I31 - General Welfare; Basic Needs; Quality of Life
Source:	EconStor

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