The labour market impact of body weight in China: A semiparametric analysis

Applied Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 949-968

  Shimokawa, Satoru ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; LABOR MARKET; MODELING; OBESITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY; WAGE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 42149095892     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840600771239     Document Type: Article

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