Obesity, Weight Loss, and Employment Prospects – Evidence from a Randomized Trial
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چکیده
This study presents credible estimates for the causal eff ect of a variation in obesity on employment. By exploring random assignment of a weight loss intervention based on monetary rewards, I provide convincing evidence that weight loss positively aff ects the employment prospects of obese women but not of obese men. Consistent with this, signifi cant eff ects of weight loss on proxy variables for labor productivity are found only for obese women. JEL Classifi cation: I10, I18, J24, J21
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