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Autor/inn/en | Lakdawalla, Darius; Philipson, Tomas |
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Titel | Labor Supply and Weight |
Quelle | In: Journal of Human Resources, 42 (2007) 1, S.85-116 (32 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0022-166X |
Schlagwörter | Labor Supply; Body Weight; Gender Differences; Exercise; Physical Activity Level; Physical Fitness; Body Composition; Health; Employees; Work Environment; Muscular Strength; Racial Differences; Educational Attainment; Young Adults; National Longitudinal Survey of Youth |
Abstract | 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. (Contains 22 footnotes, 7 tables, and 2 figures.) (Author). |
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Update | 2017/4/10 |