ArticleThe European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care2015
Productivity or discrimination? An economic analysis of excess-weight penalty in the Swedish labor market.
Article in The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- The Impact of Child Disability on Parental Outcomes: Evidence From Sweden.Health economics · 2025Article
- Exploring the labour market outcomes of the risk factors for non-communicable diseases: A systematic review.SSM - population health · 2024Review
- Wage Penalties or Wage Premiums? A Socioeconomic Analysis of Gender Disparity in Obesity in Urban China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Investigating the negative relationship between wages and obesity: New evidence from the work, family, and health network.Nordic journal of health economics · 2018Article
- Waist circumference, body mass index, and employment outcomes.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2017Article
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Abstract
This article investigates the excess-weight penalty in income for men and women in the Swedish labor market, using longitudinal data. It compares two identification strategies, OLS and individual fixed effects, and distinguishes between two main sources of excess-weight penalties, lower productivity because of bad health and discrimination. For men, the analysis finds a significant obesity penalty related to discrimination when applying individual fixed effects. We do not find any significant excess-weight penalty for women.
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