Blanchflower, David G.; Oswald, Andrew J.; Van … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
Keywords: body mass index BMI, comparisons, imitation, happiness, peer effects, dieting,
mental health, well-being, obesity … thinner.
Let b be body mass, and f(b) be its density in the population. Imagine that social status
comes from being … slimmer than the herd. Assume it depends smoothly on the gap between
average weight and one’s own. Define mean body mass, m …