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The effect of weight on labor market outcomes : an application of genetic instrumental variables

Böckerman, Petri; Cawley, John H.; Viinikainen, Jutta; … - 2016

The increase in the prevalence of obesity worldwide has led to great interest in the economic consequences of obesity, but valid and powerful instruments for obesity, which are needed to estimate its causal effects, are rare. This paper contributes to the literature by using a novel instrument:...

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Unfit for service : the implications of rising obesity for US military recruitment

Cawley, John H.; Maclean, Johanna Catherine - 2011

This paper contributes to the literature on the labor market consequences of unhealthy behaviors and poor health by … series of National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys that spans 1959-2008. We calculate that the percentage of …

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The demand for cigarettes as derived from the demand for weight control

Cawley, John H.; Hinke Kessler Scholder, Stephanie von - 2013

for cigarettes is a derived demand. Public health efforts to reduce smoking initiation and encourage cessation may wish to …

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The effect of deceptive advertising on consumption of the advertised good and its substitutes : the case of over-the-counter weight loss products

Cawley, John H.; Avery, Rosemary J.; Eisenberg, Matthew - 2013

sophisticated consumers of advertising and use it to make more health-promoting decisions. -- advertising ; weight loss ; obesity … ; deception ; information ; drugs ; health …

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Childhood circumstances and health inequality in old age: comparative evidence from China and the United States

Chen, Xi; Yan, Binjian; Gill, Thomas M. - 2020

This paper estimates the extent to which childhood circumstances contribute to health inequality in old age and … evaluates the importance of major domains of childhood circumstances to health inequalities in the USA and China. We link two … waves of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) in 2013 and 2015 with the newly released 2014 Life …

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Effect of stress on later-life health : evidence from the Vietnam War draft

Grossman, Daniel; Cawley, John H.; De Walque, Damien - In: Southern economic journal 85 (2018) 1, pp. 142-165

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The effects of prenatal exposure to temperature extremes on birth outcomes

Chen, Xi; Tan, Chih Ming; Zhang, Xiaobo; Zhang, Xin - 2020

This paper investigates the effects of prenatal exposure to extreme temperatures on birth outcomes - specifically, the log of birth weight and an indicator for low birth weight - using a nationally representative dataset in rural China. During the span of our data (i.e., 1991-2000), indoor...

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Health inequality among Chinese older adults : the role of childhood circumstances

Yan, Binjian; Chen, Xi; Gill, Thomas M. - 2019

This paper examines the extent to which childhood circumstances contribute to health inequality in old age and how the … contributions may vary across key dimensions of health. We link the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) in 2013 … and 2015 with its Life History Survey in 2014 to quantify health inequality due to childhood circumstances for which they …

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Does extreme temperature exposure take a toll on mental health? : evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

Chen, Yanran; Sun, Ruochen; Chen, Xi; Qin, Xuezheng - 2023

Long-term exposure to extreme temperatures could threaten individuals' mental health and psychological wellbeing. This … Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study and environmental data from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration … human capital, contributing to the understanding of the social cost of climate change and the consequent health inequality. …

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