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Obesity and labor market outcomes : the hidden private cost of obesity : lower earnings and lower probability of employment
Averett, Susan - 2014
Rising obesity is not only a pressing global public health problem. There is also substantial evidence that obese people, particularly women, are less likely to be employed and, when employed, are likely to earn lower wages. There is some evidence that the lower earnings are a result of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011415269
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Obesity and labor market outcomes : the hidden private cost of obesity : lower earnings and lower probability of employment
Averett, Susan - 2019
Rising obesity is not only a pressing global public health problem. There is also substantial evidence that obese people, particularly women, are less likely to be employed and, when employed, are likely to earn lower wages. There is some evidence that the lower earnings are a result of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012042307
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The economics of mass shootings
Brodeur, Abel; Yousaf, Hasin - 2019
counties' employment and earnings. As well, successful mass shootings decrease housing prices and consumer confidence and … increase absenteeism. Last, we employ an instrumental variable strategy and show that national media coverage of mass shootings …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012130238
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Vielfalt managen: Gesundheit fördern - Potenziale nutzen
Badura, Bernhard (ed.); Schröder, Helmut (ed.);  … - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013429893
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How physicians affect patients' employment outcomes through deciding on sick leave durations
Ahammer, Alexander - 2016
I analyze how general practitioners (GPs) indirectly affect their patients' employment outcomes by deciding on the … only certified because a worker's GP has a high propensity to certify sick leaves - decreases employment probabilities …: Whenever medically justifiable, it may be beneficial to certify shorter sick leaves in order to protect employment status of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011486090
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How physicians affect patients' employment outcomes through deciding on sick leave durations
Ahammer, Alexander - 2016
I analyze how general practitioners (GPs) indirectly affect their patients' employment outcomes by deciding on the … only certified because a worker's GP has a high propensity to certify sick leaves - decreases employment probabilities …: Whenever medically justifiable, it may be beneficial to certify shorter sick leaves in order to protect employment status of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011487017
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Obesity and labor market outcomes
Averett, Susan L. - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
Rising obesity is not only a pressing global public health problem. There is also substantial evidence that obese people, particularly women, are less likely to be employed and, when employed, are likely to earn lower wages. There is some evidence that the lower earnings are a result of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011404854
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Obesity and labor market outcomes
Averett, Susan L. - In: IZA World of Labor (2019)
Rising obesity is a pressing global public health problem responsible for rising health care costs and in some countries one of the leading causes of preventable deaths. There is substantial evidence that obese people are less likely to be employed and, when employed, earn lower wages. There is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012120541
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The Economics of Mass Shootings
Brodeur, Abel; Yousaf, Hasin - 2019
counties' employment and earnings. As well, successful mass shootings decrease housing prices and consumer confidence and … increase absenteeism. Last, we employ an instrumental variable strategy and show that national media coverage of mass shootings …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012179921