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¿Tener obesidad es realmente una desventaja en el mercado laboral mexicano?

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  • Martha Claudia Rodríguez Villalobos

    (Universidad de Monterrey. Monterrey, N.L. México.)

  • Erick Rangel González

    (Banco de México, Dirección General de Investigación Económica y Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León. México.)

Abstract

El presente estudio analiza el posible impacto que pudiera tener sobre las personas la condición de obesidad y sobrepeso en el mercado laboral en México. Específicamente, se estudia el efecto que tiene el hecho de contar con sobrepeso y obesidad sobre los salarios; así como, sobre la probabilidad de encontrar empleo. El grado de obesidad se mide a través de dos métodos: empleando el índice de masa corporal y la razón cintura-altura. Los resultados encontrados indican que, en los hombres, una vez que se corrige el sesgo de selectividad, no existen diferencias salariales, ni a favor ni en contra de las personas con sobrepeso u obesidad. En el caso de las mujeres, se encontraron diferenciales salariales positivos a favor de las mujeres con sobrepeso u obesidad en ciertos grupos (focalizados de acuerdo con el nivel educativo). En cuanto al empleo, no se encuentran diferencias en las probabilidades de encontrar empleo entre los grupos analizados, una vez que se controla por la posibilidad de que las personas hayan ganado peso después de haber sido contratadas.

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  • Martha Claudia Rodríguez Villalobos & Erick Rangel González, 2015. "¿Tener obesidad es realmente una desventaja en el mercado laboral mexicano?," Ensayos Revista de Economia, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Facultad de Economia, vol. 0(2), pages 35-62, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:ere:journl:v:xxxiv:y:2015:i:2:p:35-62
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    Keywords

    obesidad; sobrepeso; salarios; empleo; sesgo de selección;
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    JEL classification:

    • C24 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Truncated and Censored Models; Switching Regression Models; Threshold Regression Models
    • J3 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs
    • J7 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination

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