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dc.contributor.authorLundborg, Petteren
dc.contributor.authorNystedt, Paulen
dc.contributor.authorRooth, Dan-Olofen
dc.date.accessioned2010-03-16-
dc.date.accessioned2010-07-07T12:05:04Z-
dc.date.available2010-07-07T12:05:04Z-
dc.date.issued2010-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/35991-
dc.description.abstractThe negative association between obesity and labor market outcomes has been widely documented, yet little is known about the mechanisms through which the association arises. Using rich and unique data on 450,000 Swedish men enlisting for the military, we find that the crude obesity penalty in earnings, which amounts to about 18 percent, is linked to supply-side characteristics that are associated with both earnings and obesity. In particular, we show that the penalty reflects negative associations between obesity, on the one hand, and cognitive skills, non-cognitive skills, and physical fitness, on the other. Our results suggest that employers use obesity as a marker for skill limitations in order to statistically discriminate.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x4775en
dc.subject.jelI10en
dc.subject.jelJ10en
dc.subject.jelJ70en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordObesityen
dc.subject.keywordoverweighten
dc.subject.keywordearningsen
dc.subject.keywordcognitive abilityen
dc.subject.keywordnon-cognitive abilityen
dc.subject.keywordhealthen
dc.subject.keywordphysical fitnessen
dc.subject.stwGesundheitsrisikoen
dc.subject.stwMänneren
dc.subject.stwLohndifferenzierungen
dc.subject.stwQualifikationen
dc.subject.stwKognitive Fähigkeitenen
dc.subject.stwSchwedenen
dc.titleNo country for fat men? Obesity, earnings, skills, and health among 450,000 Swedish men-
dc.type|aWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn621145130en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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