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Title: Labor Supply and Weight
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Lakdawalla, Darius N. Philipson, Tomas |
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Labor Supply and Weight Journal of Human Resources 42,1 (Winter 2007): 85-116. Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40057299 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press Keyword(s): Body Mass Index (BMI); Exercise, On-the-job; Health Factors; Job Characteristics; Labor Supply; Occupations; Weight We use panel data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to investigate on-the-job exercise and weight. For male workers, job-related exercise has causal effects on weight, but for female workers, the effects seem primarily selective. A man who spends 18 years in the most physical fitness-demanding occupation is about 25 pounds (14 percent) lighter than his peer in the least demanding occupation. These effects are strongest for the heaviest quartile of men. Conversely, a male worker spending 18 years in the most strength-demanding occupation is about 28 pounds (15 percent) heavier than his counterpart in the least demanding job. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Journal of Human Resources is the property of University of Wisconsin Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts) |
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Lakdawalla, Darius N. and Tomas Philipson. "Labor Supply and Weight." Journal of Human Resources 42,1 (Winter 2007): 85-116.
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