The impact of excess body weight on employment outcomes: A systematic review of the evidence

V Kesaite, J Greve - Economics & Human Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Excess body weight has been recognised as an important factor in influencing
labour market outcomes. Several hypotheses explain the causal effect of excess body …

Bodyweight and human capital development: Assessing the impact of obesity on socioemotional skills during childhood in Chile

M Sarrias, A Blanco - Economics & Human Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
This article analyzes the effect of bodyweight on socioemotional skills for children aged two
to 12 years in Chile. Using an instrumental variable approach and a representative survey …

Causal effect of obesity on the probability of employment in women in Turkey

D Pekkurnaz - Economics & Human Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to investigate the causal effect of obesity on the employment probability of
women in Turkey via the instrumental variable approach by using data from the 2018 Turkey …

SDG 5 Performance in B-Certified Companies in Latin America and the Caribbean

R Pérez, C Cazzuffi, MI Paludi… - … Development Goal 5 …, 2023 - emerald.com
This chapter analyzes differences between B-certified and non-certified companies in
gender equality outcomes, comparing Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) with the rest …

Monitoring Body Image Representation in Advertisements Using Computer Vision: An Exploration of Gender Disparities

M Orellana, F Perez, RA Wagner - Available at SSRN 4748827, 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
Advertising plays a critical role in shaping societal perceptions of self and others, especially
regarding body image. In this paper, we employ computer vision to analyze body image …

Menstrual pain & the economic purse: calculating and interrogating menstrual symptom productivity loss and the Australian economy

M O'Shea, M Varua, S Duffy, A Eathorne, M Armour - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Globally rising female labour force participation represents one of the most noteworthy
economic developments of the last century. Despite this increase, little is known about the …

Inequity in access to healthy foods

KR Schneider, A Bellows, S Downs, W Bell… - 2023 - research.ed.ac.uk
The ability to choose a nutritious diet is conditioned by inequities in food access—which
stem from broader social inequities. Though these systemic forces significantly impact …