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
Institutions:	Verein für Socialpolitik - VfS

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Annual Conference 2013 (Duesseldorf): Competition Policy and Regulation in a Global Economic Order.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Classification:	J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; J71 - Discrimination ; I31 - General Welfare; Basic Needs; Quality of Life
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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