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24 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13055
The Impact of BMI on Mental Health: Further Evidence from Genetic Markers
Vikesh Amin, Carlos A. Flores, Alfonso Flores-Lagunes
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12763
Not Only in My Genes: The Effects of Peers' Genotype on Obesity
Giorgio Brunello, Anna Sanz-de-Galdeano, Anastasia Terskaya
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12167
Understanding "Wage Theft": Evasion and Avoidance Responses to Minimum Wage Increases
Jeffrey Clemens, Michael R. Strain
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10776
Long-Run Effects of Severe Economic Recessions on Male BMI Trajectories and Health Behaviors
Olena Y. Nizalova, Edward C. Norton
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10524
The Effect of Working Hours on Health
Maria Ines Berniell, Jan Bietenbeck
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10491
Determinants of Obesity in Turkey: A Quantile Regression Analysis from a Developing Country
Deniz Karaoğlan, Aysit Tansel
forthcoming as 'Determinants of BMI Index in Turkey: A Quantile Regression Anaysis from a Middle Income Country' in: Bogazici University Journal, 2019
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9907
The Effect of Weight on Labor Market Outcomes: An Application of Genetic Instrumental Variables
Petri Böckerman, John Cawley, Jutta Viinikainen, Terho Lehtimäki, Suvi Rovio, Ilkka Seppälä, Jaakko Pehkonen, Olli Raitakari
published in: Health Economics, 2019, 28 (1), 65-77
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9052
Prepregnancy Obesity and Birth Outcomes
Susan L. Averett, Erin K. Fletcher
published in: Maternal and Child Health Journal, 2016, 20(3), 655-664.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8936
Heterogeneity in Spousal Matching Models
Jason M. Fletcher, Norma Padrón
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 Kessler Scholder
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. [Link to the published version]
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
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