Gomis-Porqueras, Pedro; Mitnik, Oscar A.; Peralta-Alva, … - 2011
This paper assesses whether a causal relationship exists between recent increases in female labor force participation … increased labor force participation can account for at most 19% of the observed change in obesity prevalence over our sample … force participation on obesity status. We use data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and replicate labor …