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In general, the happiness literature has paid little attention to the relationship between physical appearance and well-being. In this paper, we examine the link between weight, height and well-being for three distinct samples in China given that attractiveness effects likely vary greatly across...
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Previous studies have shown that both height and weight are associated with wages. However, by focusing on interpreting the partial effects of either height or weight on wages while holding all else constant, some gaps in our understanding of the complex relationship between body size and wages...
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dimensions supersede the one-size-fits-all obesity diagnostic approach based on power-type indices such as the BMI. …
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In this paper, we employ a partially linear nonparametric additive regression estimator, with recent U.S. Current …
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power depend on the configuration of agreements and disagreements; (2) Independence of mind reduces wage inequality, and … cross-context mixtures will display a wide variety of shapes. -- Wage-setter ; power ; consensus ; independence of mind …
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five in the unification of three fundamental sociobehavioral forces -- justice, status, and power -- and the subsequent …
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This paper develops a theory of the allocation of authority between two parties that produce impure public goods. We show that the optimal allocation depends on technological factors, the parties' valuations of the goods produced, and the degree of impurity of these goods. When the degree of...
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We evaluate the empirical relevance of de facto vs. de jure determinants of political power in the U.S. South between … majority represents a threat to the de facto power of white elites. Moreover, the effect of race becomes stronger after 1890 …
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We empirically study the determinants of intra-household decision power with respect to economic and financial choices …'s characteristics in terms of age, education, and income. The main conclusion is that decision-making power over family economics is not … time. -- family economics ; intra-household decision power ; gender differences …
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the literature on executive pay: the manager power hypothesis and the efficient pay hypothesis. We find support for the … manager power hypothesis for Germany as executives tend to be rewarded when the sector is doing well rather than the firm they …
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