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Labor Supply And Weight, Darius Lakdawalla, Tomas Philipson
Labor Supply And Weight, Darius Lakdawalla, Tomas Philipson
Darius N. Lakdawalla
We use panel data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to investigate on-the-job exercise and weight. For male workers, job-related exercise has causal effects on weight, but for female workers, the effects seem primarily selective. A man who spends 18 years in the most physical fitness-demanding occupation is about 25 pounds (14 percent) lighter than his peer in the least demanding occupation. These effects are strongest for the heaviest quartile of men. Conversely, a male worker spending 18 years in the most strength-demanding occupation is about 28 pounds (15 percent) heavier than his counterpart in the least demanding job.
Welfare-Enhancing Technological Change And The Growth Of Obesity, Darius Noshir Lakdawalla, Tomas J. Philipson, Jay Bhattacharya
Welfare-Enhancing Technological Change And The Growth Of Obesity, Darius Noshir Lakdawalla, Tomas J. Philipson, Jay Bhattacharya
Darius N. Lakdawalla
No abstract provided.
Economics Of Obesity, Darius Lakdawalla, Tomas Philipson
Economics Of Obesity, Darius Lakdawalla, Tomas Philipson
Darius N. Lakdawalla
No abstract provided.