Averett, Susan; Argys, Laura M.; Kohn, Jennifer L. - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 1 (2012), pp. 1-19
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 … and are less likely to work in a white collar job. Overweight immigrant women are substantially more likely to suffer work …