In this study we quantify the life-cycle effects of human and health capital on the wage distribution of females, with … a focus on health measured by body mass. We use NLSY79 data on women followed annually up to twenty years during the … time of their lives when average annual weight gain is greatest. We allow body mass to explain variation in wages …

In this study we quantify the life-cycle effects of human and health capital on the wage distribution of females, with … a focus on health measured by body mass. We use NLSY79 data on women followed annually up to twenty years during the … time of their lives when average annual weight gain is greatest. We allow body mass to explain variation in wages …

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 …

estimation methods in this investigation. We uncover a causal relationship between two of five measures of health and the wage in …We investigate two-way causality between health and the hourly wage by employing insights from the human capital and … which a reduction in health leads to an increase in the wage rate in a panel of U.S. young adults who had completed their …