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The wage effects of obesity: a longitudinal study
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We use National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) data to examine the effects of obesity on wages by gender. Sample means indicate that both men and women experience a persistent obesity wage penalty over the first two decades of their careers. We then control for a standard set of socioeconomic and familial variables but find that standard covariates do not explain why obese workers experience persistent wage penalties. This suggests that other variables – including job discrimination, health‐related factors and/or obese workers' behavior patterns – may be the channels through which obesity adversely affects wages. The study closes with a discussion of the public policy implications suggested by these findings. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Baum, C. L., & Ford, W. F.
- Venue
- Health Economics
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2004-02-24
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 885-899
- ISSN
- 1057-9230 (ISSN-L)
- 1099-1050
- OpenAlex
- W2154233344
- Cited by
- 453
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 28.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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