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35 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8637
Is the BMI a Relic of the Past?
Wang-Sheng Lee
revised version published as 'Body Fatness Charts Based on BMI and Waist Circumference" in: Obesity, 2016, 24 (1), 245–249
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8528
Peer Effects on Childhood and Adolescent Obesity in China
Peng Nie, Alfonso Sousa-Poza, Xiaobo He
published in: China Economic Review, 2015, 35, 47-69
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8527
Attractiveness, Anthropometry or Both? Their Relationship and Role in Economic Research
Sonia Oreffice, Climent Quintana-Domeque
revised version published as 'Beauty, Body Size and Wages: Evidence from a Unique Data Set ' in: Economics and Human Biology, 2016, 22, 24-34.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7512
The Effect of Sorority Membership on Eating Disorders and Body Mass Index
Susan L. Averett, Sabrina Terrizzi, Yang Wang
published in: Health economics, 2017, 26(7), 875-891.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7465
Food Prices and Body Fatness among Youths
Michael Grossman, Erdal Tekin, Roy Wada
revised version published in: Economics and Human Biology, 2014, 12, 4-19
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7424
Stature and Life-Time Labor Market Outcomes: Accounting for Unobserved Differences
Petri Böckerman, Jari Vainiomäki
published in: Labour Economics, 2013, 24 (1), 86-96
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7213
The Demand for Cigarettes as Derived from the Demand for Weight Control
John Cawley, Stephanie von Hinke
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7099
Fast-Food Restaurant Advertising on Television and Its Influence on Youth Body Composition
Michael Grossman, Erdal Tekin, Roy Wada
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6196
Black-White Marital Matching: Race, Anthropometrics, and Socioeconomics
Pierre-André Chiappori, Sonia Oreffice, Climent Quintana-Domeque
revised version published in: Journal of Demographic Economics, 2016, 82, 399-421.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4594
Fatter Attraction: Anthropometric and Socioeconomic Characteristics in the Marriage Market
Pierre-André Chiappori, Sonia Oreffice, Climent Quintana-Domeque
revised version published as 'Fatter Attraction: Anthropometric and Socioeconomic Matching on the Marriage Market' in: Journal of Political Economy, 2012, 120 (4), 659-695.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4378
Grazing, Goods and Girth: Determinants and Effects
Daniel S. Hamermesh
published as "Incentives, time use and BMI: The roles of eating, grazing and goods" in: Economics and Human Biology, 2010, 8 (1), 2-15
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4010
Imitative Obesity and Relative Utility
David G. Blanchflower, Andrew J. Oswald, Bert van Landeghem
published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2009, 7(2-3), 528 - 538
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2717
Obesity, Unhappiness, and The Challenge of Affluence: Theory and Evidence
Andrew J. Oswald, Nattavudh Powdthavee
published in: Economic Journal, 2007, 117 (521), F441-F459
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1597
Time Discounting and the Body Mass Index
Lex Borghans, Bart H.H. Golsteyn
published in: Economics and Human Biology, 2006, 4(1), 39-61
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1092
The Effect of Economic Crises on Nutritional Status: Evidence from Russia
Steven Stillman, Duncan Thomas
published in: Economic Journal, 2008, 118 (531), 1385–1417
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