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来源类型	FEEM working papers "Note di lavoro" series
规范类型	论文
	Fatter Attraction: Marital Status and the Relationship between BMI and Labor Supply
	Sonia Oreffice; Climent Quintana-Domeque
发表日期	2009
出处	Economy and Society
出版年	2009
语种	英语
摘要	We empirically analyze the labor supply choices of married men and women according to their body size (BMI), using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics on anthropometric characteristics of both spouses, and unmarried men and women as comparison group. Heavier husbands are found to work significantly more hours and earn more labor income, controlling for both spouses’ demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Conversely, no such effect is found for either unmarried individuals or for married women. We suggest a marriage market mechanism through which male BMI and earnings are positively related. Heavier married men compensate for their negative physical trait by providing their wives with more disposable income, working more hours and earning more. Heavier women may not able to compensate their spouse through labor supply, as female physical traits are more relevant in the marriage market than the corresponding male traits.
特色分类	D1;I1;J1;J22
关键词	Body Size Labor Supply Earnings Marriage
URL	https://www.feem.it/en/publications/feem-working-papers-note-di-lavoro-series/fatter-attraction-marital-status-and-the-relationship-between-bmi-and-labor-supply/
来源智库	Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (Italy)
资源类型	智库出版物
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/117664
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Sonia Oreffice,Climent Quintana-Domeque. Fatter Attraction: Marital Status and the Relationship between BMI and Labor Supply. 2009.

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