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Obesity, Weight Loss, and Employment Prospects: Evidence from a Randomized Trial

Arndt R. Reichert
Journal of Human Resources, July 2015, 50 (3) 759-810; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.50.3.759
Arndt R. Reichert
Arndt R. Reichert is an economist at the World Bank and affiliated with the Rhine Westphalia Institute for Economic Research.
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vol. 50 no. 3 759-810
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.50.3.759
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University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
History 
  • Received April 1, 2013
  • Accepted May 1, 2014
  • Published online July 30, 2015.
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© 2015 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

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  1. Arndt R. Reichert is an economist at the World Bank and affiliated with the Rhine Westphalia Institute for Economic Research.
  1. Address for correspondence: Arndt R. Reichert, The World Bank, 1818 H Street, Washington, D.C. email: areichert{at}worldbank.de.
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    • I. Introduction
    • II. Background
    • III. Experiment and Data
    • IV. Estimation Strategy
    • V. Results
    • VI. Sample Selection
    • VII. Effect Size and Employment Legislation
    • VIII. Potential Mediators of Weight Loss
    • IX. Discussion and Concluding Remarks
    • Acknowledgments
    • Appendix A Worst-Case Reduced-Form Effect Bounds
    • Appendix B Fiscal Effects of the Weight-Loss Intervention
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