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Does body weight affect wages?: Evidence from Europe

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Brunello, Giorgio
D'Hombres, Beatrice

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Volume (Year): 5 (2007)
Issue (Month): 1 (March)
Pages: 1-19
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  2. Johansson, Edvard & Böckerman, Petri & Kiiskinen, Urpo & Heliövaara, Markku, 2007. "The Effect of Obesity on Wages and Employment: The Difference Between Having a High BMI and Being Fat," Working Papers 528, Hanken School of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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  8. Philippe Mahler, 2007. "I'm not fat, just too short for my weight - Family Child Care and Obesity in Germany," Working Papers 0707, University of Zurich, Socioeconomic Institute. [Downloadable!]
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  10. Barone, Adriana & O'Higgins, Niall, 2009. "Fat and Out in Salerno and Province: Adolescent Obesity and Early School Leaving in Southern Italy," IZA Discussion Papers 4229, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
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