BACKGROUND The prevalence of obesity has risen dramatically in most countries of the
world, and the economic consequences of obesity are not well understood. METHODS We …

Forseveral decades, obesity has been a major public health and public policy issue
involving high private and social costs. The literature on the causes of obesity has identified …

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 …

Previous research provides evidence of a negative effect of body mass on women's
economic outcomes. We extend this research by using a much older sample of individuals …

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 …

This paper examines the relationship between obesity and labour market success in
Finland, using various indicators of individual body composition along with body mass index …

Das Update des Führungskräfte-Monitors zeigt nach wie vor ein ernüchterndes Bild, was die
Gleichstellung von Mann und Frau in Führungspositionen betrifft. So waren 27 Prozent der …

This paper applies semiparametric regression models to shed light on the relationship
between body weight and labor market outcomes in Germany. We find conclusive evidence …

This paper focuses on estimating the magnitude of any potential weight discrimination by
examining whether obese job applicants in Germany get treated or behave differently from …

We provide a concise introduction to a household-panel data infrastructure that provides the
international research community with longitudinal data of private households in Germany …