Although lower income is associated with overweight (and obesity), such an association is explained by a number of … other confounding effects such as omitted variables (e.g., time preferences) explaining that income effect on overweight. We … study the effect of unearned income shocks resulting from a lottery win (windfall income) on both overweight (alongside …

Although lower income is associated with overweight (and obesity), such an association is explained by a number of … other confounding effects such as omitted variables (e.g., time preferences) explaining that income effect on overweight. We … study the effect of unearned income shocks resulting from a lottery win (windfall income) on both overweight (alongside …

Although lower income is associated with overweight (and obesity), such an association is explained by a number of … other confounding effects such as omitted variables (e.g., time preferences) explaining that income effect on overweight. We … study the effect of unearned income shocks resulting from a lottery win (windfall income) on both overweight (alongside …

Although lower income is associated with overweight (and obesity), such an association is explained by a number of … other confounding effects such as omitted variables (e.g., time preferences) explaining that income effect on overweight. We … study the effect of unearned income shocks resulting from a lottery win (windfall income) on both overweight (alongside …

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

The standard economic model for the demand for health care predicts that unhealthy behaviour such as being overweight … or obese should increase the demand for medical care, particularly as clinical studies link obesity to a number of … serious diseases. In this paper, we investigate whether overweight or obese individuals demand more medical care than normal …

The standard economic model for the demand for health care predicts that unhealthy behaviour such as being overweight … or obese should increase the demand for medical care, particularly as clinical studies link obesity to a number of … serious diseases. In this paper, we investigate whether overweight or obese individuals demand more medical care than normal …

The problem of obesity is alarming public health authorities around the world. Therefore, it is important to study its … determinants. In this paper we explore the empirical relationship between household income and body mass index (BMI) in nine … negative relationship for women between BMI and individual income from work. We tentatively conclude that the negative …

Obesity is a problem that affects not only developing countries, but also middle-income countries. Using anthropometric … and socioeconomic information, I analyzed the relationship between obesity and employment and wages in Peru, a country … effect is seen in the upper part of the wages distribution and among those who are in the BMI obesity range. In the case of …