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The effects of female labor force participation on obesity
Gomis-Porqueras, Pedro; Mitnik, Oscar A.; Peralta-Alva, … - 2011
and the increased prevalence of obesity amongst women. The expansions of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) in the 1980s … force participation on obesity status. We use data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and replicate labor … increased labor force participation can account for at most 19% of the observed change in obesity prevalence over our sample …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286901
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The effects of female labor force participation on obesity
Gomis-Porqueras, Pedro; Mitnik, Oscar A.; Peralta-Alva, … - 2011
and the increased prevalence of obesity amongst women. The expansions of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) in the 1980s … force participation on obesity status. We use data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and replicate labor … increased labor force participation can account for at most 19% of the observed change in obesity prevalence over our sample …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009516883
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The Effects of Female Labor Force Participation on Obesity
Porqueras, Pedro Gomis - 2011
and the increased prevalence of obesity amongst women. The expansions of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) in the 1980s … force participation on obesity status. We use data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and replicate labor … increased labor force participation can account for at most 19% of the observed change in obesity prevalence over our sample …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013118542
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The Effects of Female Labor Force Participation on Obesity
Gomis-Porqueras, Pedro - 2012
and the increased prevalence of obesity amongst women. The expansions of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) in the 1980s … force participation on obesity status. We use data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and replicate labor … increased labor force participation can account for at most 19% of the observed change in obesity prevalence over our sample …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013107835
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Taxation and female labor supply in Italy
Colonna, Fabrizio; Marcassa, Stefania - In: IZA journal of labor policy 4 (2015), pp. 1-29
Italy has the lowest labor supply of married women among EU countries. Moreover, the participation rate of married women is positively correlated with their husbands' income. We show that these two features can be partly explained by the tax system: a high tax rate together with tax credits and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011288764
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Body-weight and women's hours of work : more evidence that marriage markets matter
Grossbard-Shechtman, Shoshana; Mukhopadhyay, Sankar - 2017
Higher body-weight (BMI) can affect labor supply via its effects on outcomes in both labor markets and marriage markets. To the extent that it is associated with lower prospects of being in couple and obtaining intra-couple transfers, we expect that higher BMI will increase willingness to supply...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011664273
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I'm not fat, just too short for my weight: Family child care and obesity in Germany
Mahler, Philippe - 2007
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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010315560
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Maternal Employment and Childhood Obesity: A European Perspective
Gwozdz, Wencke; Sousa-Poza, Alfonso; Reisch, Lucia A.; … - 2013
political and public rhetoric to negative effects on child development, including obesity. We analyse this association between … maternal employment and childhood obesity using rich objective reports of various anthropometric and other measures of fatness … measures and information from nutritional diaries, we also investigate the effects of maternal employment on obesity's main …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319507
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Maternal employment and childhood overweight in Germany
Meyer, Sophie-Charlotte - 2015
A widespread finding among studies from the US and the UK is that maternal employment is correlated with an increased risk of child overweight, even in a causal manner, whereas studies from European countries obtain less conclusive results. As evidence for Germany is still scarce, the purpose of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011335006
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Maternal employment and childhood obesity : a European perspective
Gwozdz, Wencke (contributor);  … - 2013
political and public rhetoric to negative effects on child development, including obesity. We analyse this association between … maternal employment and childhood obesity using rich objective reports of various anthropometric and other measures of fatness … measures and information from nutritional diaries, we also investigate the effects of maternal employment on obesity's main …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009751610