The ambiguous causal relationship between body-mass and labour income in emerging economies: The case of Mexico
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Mexico; emerging countries; labour income; obesity; weight stigma.;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CTA-2017-10-22 (Contract Theory and Applications)
- NEP-DEV-2017-10-22 (Development)
- NEP-LMA-2017-10-22 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages)
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