This paper investigates and compares the relationship between obesity and earnings in the U.S. and Germany. Using data … example, obesity is associated with almost 20 percent lower earnings for U.S. and German women. We test for causality using IV …

We estimate the dual effects of immigration and obesity on labor market outcomes in the UK using the British Household … Panel Survey. We find support for the “healthy immigrant hypothesis” and evidence that immigrants’ weights increase with … time in the UK. While overweight and obese men enjoy a wage premium, overweight and obese immigrant men face a wage penalty …

that are relevant in the context of immigration and acculturation, namely length of exposure to the high obesity culture …

risk and wages. We test the model's predictions using obesity as a proxy for worker disinvestments in human capital and …

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

Economists have argued that obesity may lead to worse labor market outcomes, especially for women. Empirical methods to … test this hypothesis have not thus far adequately controlled for the endogeneity of obesity. We use variation in genotype … to predict variation in phenotype (obesity). Genetic information from specific genes linked to obesity in the biomedical …