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Direct linkLakdawalla, Darius; Philipson, Tomas – Journal of Human Resources, 2007
We use panel data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to investigate on-the-job exercise and weight. For male workers, job-related exercise has causal effects on weight, but for female workers, the effects seem primarily selective. A man who spends 18 years in the most physical fitness-demanding occupation is about 25 pounds (14…
Descriptors: Labor Supply, Body Weight, Gender Differences, Exercise
