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The relationship between obesity and self-esteem : longitudinal evidence from Australian adults

Byth, Sophie; Frijters, Paul; Beatton, Tony - In: Oxford open economics 1 (2022), pp. 1-14

We examine whether low self-esteem increases the risk of obesity in a panel of Australian adults. To address the …

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The effect of mental health on employment : evidence from Australian panel data

Frijters, Paul; Johnston, David; Shields, Michael - In: Health economics 23 (2014) 9, pp. 1058-1071

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Do the obese really die younger or do health expenditures buy them extra years?

Frijters, Paul; Barón, Juan D. - 2009

A recent debate in the medical literature has arisen around the mortality effects of obesity. Whereas it has been … obesity, using the US Health and Retirement Study. Whilst we find that obesity leads to chronic diseases that reduce length of … when controlling for smoking and the long-term effects of obesity. …

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Do the Obese Really Die Younger or Do Health Expenditures Buy Them Extra Years?

Frijters, Paul; Barón, Juan D. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

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When Banana Import Restrictions Lead to Exports: A Tale of Cyclones and Quarantine Policies

Ko, Chia Chiun; Frijters, Paul - 2014

This paper examines the welfare loss of import restrictions on bananas in Australia and whether the import restrictions have turned into a particular form of export promotion. We set up a model in which there is free domestic entry, with banana producers accepting losses in normal years, off-set...

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To work or not to work? : child development and maternal labor supply

Frijters, Paul; Johnston, David W.; Shah, Manisha; … - In: American economic journal : a journal of the American … 1 (2009) 3, pp. 97-110

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When banana import restrictions lead to exports : a tale of cyclones and quarantine policies

Chia Chiun Ko; Frijters, Paul - 2014

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When Banana Import Restrictions Lead to Exports: A Tale of Cyclones and Quarantine Policies

Ko, Chia Chiun; Frijters, Paul - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

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Quantifying the cost of passive smoking on child health: evidence from children's cotinine samples

Frijters, Paul; Shields, Michael A.; Wheatley Price, Stephen - 2006

factors, the shadow price or income-equivalence of such exposure is £16,000 (US$30,000) per year. A further policy … income and child health. …

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Socio-Economic Status, Health Shocks, Life Satisfaction and Mortality : Evidence from an Increasing Mixed Proportional Hazard Model

Frijters, Paul; Haisken-DeNew, John P.; Shields, Michael A. - 2005

by testing if more satisfied people live longer. Our results clearly confirm the importance of income, education and … marriage as important factors in determining longevity. For example, a one-log point increase in real household monthly income …

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