Entry Body Mass and Earnings
Once Penalized, Ever Penalized
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5958343 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tae Hyun Kim (0000-0002-0154-518X, Yonsei University Health System), Euna Han (0000-0003-2656-7059, Yonsei University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 332-346 |
| Publication date | 2017-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Biodemography and Social Biology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1948-5565 • E-ISSN: 1948-5573 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19485565.2017.1403302 |
| PMID | 29199868 |
| OpenAlex | W2771798660 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 54 |
It has previously been reported that an individual's body mass index (BMI) contemporaneously penalizes wages for women, but has no effect and sometimes rewards wages for men. In young adults, we estimate the association of BMI status with initial wages to assess whether initial BMI at the beginning of an individual's career affects initial and later earnings. We pooled data from 388 men and 305 women, aged 20-40 years, with BMI information for the first year of employment, using the Korean Labor and Income Panel Study. A labor market penalty for a higher BMI among women was found only for overweight or obese segments, particularly those with relatively higher monthly wages. Meanwhile, a higher BMI in underweight or normal weight segments could reward employment probability for women and monthly wages for men. Such rewards of relatively higher monthly wages were also estimated for men in the overweight segment. Our findings suggest discrimination as one factor penalizing higher BMI in the labor market
Body mass index · Demographic economics · Earnings · Economics · Labour economics · Overweight · Panel Study of Income Dynamics · Underweight · Demography · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Endocrinology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |