I study the economic value of obesity - a seemingly inconsequential but unhealthy status symbol in poor countries …. Randomizing decision-makers in Kampala, Uganda to view weight-manipulated portraits, I make four findings. First, obesity is … real-stakes experiment involving loan officers, the obesity premium is comparable to raising borrower self …

significant employment penalty. Both genders experience a significant income penalty for obesity. We conclude that the penalties …

height, has become the standard proxy for obesity in social science research. This study deals with the potential problems … the risk of obesity are sensitive to whether BMI or waist circumference is used to define obesity. Education and two … obesity defined using waist circumference, an educational gradient, which is not present when classifying men using BMI …

Along with the economic and technological developments of the past decades, obesity has become a growing public health …

This study investigates the factors that may influence the obesity in Turkey which is a developing country by … the Turkish Health Survey (THS) prepared by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT). The obesity indicator in our …

Obesity is increasing worldwide for both adults and children. Genetic disposition is responsible for some variation in … obesity in children and adults. This paper analyzes the effect of mother's labor supply in childhood on young adults … increase in obesity. …