EPIDEMIOLOGY and disadvantages in hiring, wages, promotions, and job termination
because of their weight. Since then, there has been an increase in survey research, large …

Unemployment rates in the United States remain near a 25-year high and global
unemployment is rising. Previous studies have shown that unemployed persons have an …

Weight bias is a widespread form of prejudice that leads to the stigmatization of individuals
who are perceived to have excess weight. Several psychological theories have been used …

This paper reports the further testing of a research instrument to examine the expectations
and self-perceptions of employability of business students at post-graduate level, building …

Economists have traditionally been very cautious when studying the interaction between
employment and health because of the two-way causal relationship between these two …

We use data from the European Community Household Panel to investigate the impact of
body weight on wages in nine European countries. When we pool the available data across …

This article assesses the effects of a “fat tax” on the nutrients purchased by French
households across different income groups. This is done by making a preliminary estimation …

Since 1945, the provision of health care in France has been grounded in a social conception
promoting universalism and equality. The French health-care system is based on …

This paper investigates the association between obesity and skill attainment in early
childhood (aged 2–3 years). Data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study are used …

Background Weight-related stigmatization is a public health problem. It impairs the
psychological well-being of obese individuals and hinders them from adopting weight-loss …