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Title: Effect of Exercise on Earnings: Evidence from the NLSY
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Kosteas, Vasilios D. |
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Effect of Exercise on Earnings: Evidence from the NLSY Working Paper, Department of Economics, Cleveland State University, September 20, 2010. Also: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1612384 Forthcoming in Journal of Labor Research. Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Department of Economics, Cleveland State University Keyword(s): Body Mass Index (BMI); Earnings; Exercise; Modeling, Fixed Effects; Obesity; Physical Activity (see also Exercise); Propensity Scores Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This paper investigates whether engaging in regular exercise leads to higher earnings in the labor market. While there has been a recent surge of interest by economists on the issue of obesity, relatively little attention has been given to the economic effects of regular physical activity apart from its impact on body composition. I find that regular exercise yields a six to nine percent wage increase. The results also show that while even moderate exercise yields a positive earnings effect, frequent exercise generates an even larger impact. These findings are fairly robust to a variety of estimation techniques. |
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Kosteas, Vasilios D. "Effect of Exercise on Earnings: Evidence from the NLSY." Working Paper, Department of Economics, Cleveland State University, September 20, 2010. |