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An empirical note on imitative obesity and a puzzling result
Braakmann, Nils - 2010
. These two results contradict most theories of social comparisons. -- Imitative obesity ; relative obesity ; social contagion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003974278
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Obesity and happiness
Katsaiti, Marina-Selini - 2010
This paper provides insight on the relationship between obesity and happiness. Using the latest available cross … that in all three countries obesity has a negative and significant effect on the subjective well being of individuals. For …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008824464
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A decomposition of multidimensional economic well-being : an application to Spanish regions
Díaz Caro, Carlos; Pérez Mayo, Jesús - 2015 - (Early draft version)
The aim of this paper is to analyze the evolution of well-being changes due to, on one side, the changes in the weighting scheme and, on the other, changes in the indicators along the time. An alternative methodology is proposed in this paper that allows one to decompose a multidimensional index...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011475830
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The Role of Body Weight for Health, Earnings and Life Satisfaction
Hübler, Olaf - 2019
Based on the German Socio-Economic Panel, the influence of the body mass index on health, earnings and satisfaction is analysed by gender. Basic results are: health worsens, income declines and satisfaction is poorer with higher body mass index. If control variables are added, estimates are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012894066
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Obesity and Happiness
Katsaiti, Marina Selini - 2010
This paper provides insight on the relationship between obesity and happiness. Using the latest available cross … that in all three countries obesity has a negative and significant effect on the subjective well being of individuals. For …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013147955
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Television, Children's Obesity Risk and Mental Well-being : Lessons from the UK Digital Switchover
Nieto Castro, Adrian; Suhrcke, Marc - 2021
We examine the effect of screen-based activities on obesity and mental well-being for children, exploiting exogenous …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013244597
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Happy House : Spousal Weight and Individual Well-Being
Clark, Andrew; Etile, Fabrice - 2010
We use life satisfaction and Body Mass Index (BMI) information from three waves of the GSOEP to test for social interactions in BMI between spouses. Semi-parametric regressions show that partner’s BMI is, beyond a certain level, negatively correlated with own satisfaction. Own BMI is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014196706
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Happy House : Spousal Weight and Individual Well-Being
Clark, Andrew; Etile, Fabrice - 2011
We use life satisfaction and Body Mass Index (BMI) information from three waves of the SOEP to test for social interactions in BMI between spouses. Social interactions require that the cross-partial effect of partner’s weight and own weight in the utility function be positive. Using life...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014187322
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Limited Self-Control, Obesity and the Loss of Happiness
Stutzer, Alois - 2007
Obesity has become a major health issue. Research in economics has provided important insights as to how technological … progress reduced the relative price of food and contributed to the increase in obesity. However, the increased availability of …'s well-being. It is found that obesity decreases the well-being of individuals who report limited self-control, but not …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390614
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Limited self-control, obesity and the loss of happiness
Stutzer, Alois (contributor) - 2007
Obesity has become a major health issue. Research in economics has provided important insights as to how technological … progress reduced the relative price of food and contributed to the increase in obesity. However, the increased availability of …'s well-being. It is found that obesity decreases the well-being of individuals who report limited self-control, but not …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003664856