The wage effects of obesity: a longitudinal study
We use National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) data to examine the effects of obesity on wages by gender. Sample means indicate that both men and women experience a persistent obesity wage penalty over the first two decades of their careers. We then control for a standard set of socioeconomic and familial variables but find that standard covariates do not explain why obese workers experience persistent wage penalties. This suggests that other variables - including job discrimination, health-related factors and|or obese workers' behavior patterns - may be the channels through which obesity adversely affects wages. The study closes with a discussion of the public policy implications suggested by these findings. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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2004
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Authors: | Baum, Charles L. ; Ford, William F. |
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Health Economics. - John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., ISSN 1057-9230. - Vol. 13.2004, 9, p. 885-899
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