average, physical activity reduces body mass by less than would be predicted by simple calorie expenditure-to-weight formulas …

We provide new evidence on the extent to which the demand for cigarettes is derived from the demand for weight control … (i.e. weight loss or avoidance of weight gain). We utilize nationally representative data that provide the most direct … evidence to date on this question: individuals are directly asked whether they smoke to control their weight. We find that …

This paper investigates and compares the relationship between obesity and earnings in the U.S. and Germany. Using data … estimated that account for the endogeneity of body weight. We find that, in both countries, heavier women tend to earn less. For … example, obesity is associated with almost 20 percent lower earnings for U.S. and German women. We test for causality using IV …

average, physical activity reduces body mass by less than would be predicted by simple calorie expenditure-to-weight formulas …

current net nutrition. Across the weight distribution and throughout the 19th century, white and black average weights … decreased by 8.5 and 6.3 percent, respectively. Farmers and unskilled workers had positive weight returns associated with rural …