Labor Market Engagement and the Health of Working Adults: Evidence from India

Archana Dang, Pushkar Maitra and Nidhiya Menon

No dp-305, Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series from Boston University - Department of Economics

Abstract: Driven by rapid income growth, labor market transitions in the nature of jobs, and lifestyle factors, there has been a widespread increase in rates of overweight and obesity in many developing countries. This paper examines the effect of occupational engagement and work intensity on the weight of urban working women and men in India. Using nationally representative data, specifications that reflect different definitions of work, and empirical methods that correct for the influence of unobservables, we document that labor market inactivity is positively associated with BMI. Women engaged in white collar work are about 4.12% heavier than those in blue collar work. For working men, the comparable estimate is about 4.81%. Our paper adds to the fairly limited evidence on the relationship between the labor market engagement and health in developing countries.

Keywords: Excess Weight; Labor Market; Gender; India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I12 I15 O12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 48 pages
Date: 2018-04
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