Fat chance! Obesity and the transition from unemployment to employment

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 121-133

  Caliendo, Marco ^a,b   Lee, Wang Sheng ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b IZA   (Germany)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Employment; Labor demand; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; GERMANY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; JOB MARKET; LABOR MANAGEMENT; LIPID ANALYSIS; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SALARY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREJUDICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875246767     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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