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

Archana Dang, Pushkar Maitra and Nidhiya Menon

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Abstract: 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, a variety of specifications that reflect different definitions of work, and empirical methods that correct for the influence of unobservables, the author documents that labor market inactivity is positively associated with BMI. The paper offers policy recommendations that may help mitigate some of these unintended consequences. The paper also builds on the fairly limited evidence on the relationship between labor market engagement and health in developing countries.

Keywords: excess weight; labor market; gender; India; Labor Market Engagement; health; working adults; labour market. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-11
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