life (VSL) and the degree of complementarity between consumption and labor supplied when health status serves as a … potential source of variation in this relationship. Our empirical analysis finds that variations in an individual's health …

We use data from the European Community Household Panel to investigate the impact of obesity on wages in 9 European … countries, ranging from Ireland to Spain. We find that the common impact of obesity on wages is negative and statistically … wages in the countries of the European "olive belt" and a positive relationship in the countries of the "beer belt". We …