Obesity, Weight Loss, and Employment Prospects: Evidence from a Randomized Trial

Arndt Reichert

Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers from HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York

Abstract: This study presents credible estimates for the causal effect of a variation in obesity on employment. By exploring random assignment of a weight loss intervention based on monetary rewards, I provide convincing evidence that weight loss positively affects the employment prospects of obese women but not of obese men. Consistent with this, significant effects of weight loss on proxy variables for labor productivity are found only for obese women.

Keywords: Obesity; weight loss intervention; IV estimation; sample selectio; , labor productivity; employment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I10 I18 J21 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-04
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Journal Article: Obesity, Weight Loss, and Employment Prospects: Evidence from a Randomized Trial (2015)
Working Paper: Obesity, Weight Loss, and Employment Prospects – Evidence from a Randomized Trial (2012)
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