Add to ORKGThe problem of obesity is alarming public health authorities around the world. Therefore, it is important to study its determinants. In this paper we explore the empirical relationship between household income and body mass index (BMI) in nine European Union countries. Our findings suggest that the association is negative for women, but we find no statistically significant relationship for men. However, we show that the different relationship for men and women appears to be driven by the negative relationship for women between BMI and individual income from work. We tentatively conclude that the negative relationship between household income and BMI for women may simply be capturing the wage penalty that obese women suffer in the labor mark...
Study objective Environmental-factor changes may largely be accountable for the dramatic increase of...
Obesity, defined as a body mass index > 30 kg/m2 is relatively common in Europe, particularly among ...
Cultivation theory suggests that society holds very different body standards for men versus women, a...
The problem of obesity is alarming public health authorities around the world. Therefore, it is impo...
Obesity is alarming public health authorities around the world. Given this situation it is important...
We use data from the European Community Household Panel to investigate the impact of body weight on ...
In this study we investigate the impact of various socioeconomic, health and behavioural conditions ...
This paper analyzes the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and employment status and wages. ...
In this paper, we re-examine the relationship between overweight and labour market success, using in...
This chapter summarizes the evidence on the indirect costs of obesity that result from adverse labou...
Obesity is considered one of the major health concerns of the 21st century and is frequently associa...
This paper investigates and compares the relationship between obesity and earnings in the U.S. and G...
In this article we present the first empirical analysis on the associations between body size, activ...
This paper examines the associations between obesity, employment status and wages for several Europe...
In this article we present the first empirical analysis on the associations between body size, activ...
Study objective Environmental-factor changes may largely be accountable for the dramatic increase of...
Obesity, defined as a body mass index > 30 kg/m2 is relatively common in Europe, particularly among ...
Cultivation theory suggests that society holds very different body standards for men versus women, a...
The problem of obesity is alarming public health authorities around the world. Therefore, it is impo...
Obesity is alarming public health authorities around the world. Given this situation it is important...
We use data from the European Community Household Panel to investigate the impact of body weight on ...
In this study we investigate the impact of various socioeconomic, health and behavioural conditions ...
This paper analyzes the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and employment status and wages. ...
In this paper, we re-examine the relationship between overweight and labour market success, using in...
This chapter summarizes the evidence on the indirect costs of obesity that result from adverse labou...
Obesity is considered one of the major health concerns of the 21st century and is frequently associa...
This paper investigates and compares the relationship between obesity and earnings in the U.S. and G...
In this article we present the first empirical analysis on the associations between body size, activ...
This paper examines the associations between obesity, employment status and wages for several Europe...
In this article we present the first empirical analysis on the associations between body size, activ...
Study objective Environmental-factor changes may largely be accountable for the dramatic increase of...
Obesity, defined as a body mass index > 30 kg/m2 is relatively common in Europe, particularly among ...
Cultivation theory suggests that society holds very different body standards for men versus women, a...