Do body weight and gender shape the work force? the case of Iceland

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 148-156

  Asgeirsdottir, Tinna Laufey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Employment; Gender; Iceland; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATIONAL MOBILITY; EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION; EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ICELAND; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; POLITICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY WEIGHT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952313075     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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