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Based on the German Socio-Economic Panel, the influence of the body mass index on health, earnings and satisfaction is … analysed by gender. Basic results are: health worsens, income declines and satisfaction is poorer with higher body mass index … determined, the health estimates show nonlinear effects but the direction of action is unchanged. Effects on earnings differ …
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We document the spatial diffusion of Friedrich Froebel’s radical invention of kindergartens in 19th-century Germany. The first kindergarten was founded at Froebel’s birthplace. Early spatial diffusion can be explained by cultural proximity, measured by historical dialect similarity, to...
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We document the spatial diffusion of Friedrich Froebel's radical invention of kindergartens in 19th-century Germany. The first kindergarten was founded at Froebel's birthplace. Early spatial diffusion can be explained by cultural proximity, measured by historical dialect similarity, to Froebel's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010368337
variability therefore uncovers a mechanism of how perceptions of unfairness can adversely affect cardiovascular health. Wefurther … test potential adverse health effects of unfair pay using data from a large representative data set. Complementary to our … experimental findings we find a strong and highly significant association between health outcomes, in particular cardiovascular …
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potential adverse health effects of unfair pay using data from a large representative data set. The analysis includes cross … association between health outcomes, in particular cardiovascular health, and the perception of unfair pay. …
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Income comparisons have been found to be important for individual health. However, the literature has so far looked … health. Relative deprivation and relative satisfaction indexes are used to summarise upward and downward comparisons. Panel … impact on health. These findings hold after correcting for unobserved heterogeneity and are robust to using quasi …
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This paper proposes a dynamic life cycle model of health risks, employment, early retirement, and wealth accumulation … in order to analyze the health-related risks of consumption and old age poverty. In particular, the model includes a … health process, the interaction between health and employment risks, and an explicit modeling of the German public insurance …
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payment and heart rate variability. Building on these findings, we further test for potential adverse health effects of unfair … show a strong and significant negative association between unfair pay and health outcomes, in particular cardiovascular … health. …
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variability therefore uncovers a mechanism of how perceptions of unfairness can adversely affect cardiovascular health. Wefurther … test potential adverse health effects of unfair pay using data from a large representative data set. Complementary to our … experimental findings we find a strong and highly significant association between health outcomes, in particular cardiovascular …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011601022
Income comparisons have been found to be important for individual health. However, the literature has so far looked … health. Relative deprivation and relative satisfaction indexes are used to summarise upward and downward comparisons. Panel … impact on health. These findings hold after correcting for unobserved heterogeneity and are robust to using quasi …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010290725