Quantile regression analysis of body mass and wages

Health Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 597-611

  Johar, Meliyanni ^a   Katayama, Hajime ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Endogeneity; Quantile regression; Wages

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNISHMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALARY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; WORKER;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS INDEX; DATA COLLECTION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OCCUPATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859436264     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1736     Document Type: Article

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