Obesity and labor market outcomes among legal immigrants to the United States from developing countries

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-164

  Cawley, John ^a   Han, Euna ^b   Norton, Edward C ^c  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Disability; Employment; Immigrants; Immigration; Obesity; Wages; Weight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMPLOYABILITY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; DATA COLLECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67651210691     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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