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abstract: 'This paper utilizes a rich longitudinal data set-the Women Employment
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Study (WES)-to investigate whether obesity, which is common among women
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of low socioeconomic status, is a barrier to employment and earnings for
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current and former welfare recipients. We find that former welfare
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recipients who are both White and morbidly obese have been less
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successful in transitioning from welfare to work. These women are less
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likely to work at any survey wave, spend a greater percentage of months
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between waves receiving cash welfare, and have lower monthly earnings at
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each wave. The magnitude of the difference in labor market outcomes
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between the morbidly obese and those who are less heavy is in some cases
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similar in magnitude to the differences in these labor market outcomes
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between high school dropouts and graduates. In contrast, we find no such
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labor market differences associated with morbid obesity for
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African-American respondents.
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This paper documents the relationship between weight and labor market
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outcomes for the first time among the welfare population. In addition,
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it investigates whether the correlation for White females is due to
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unobserved heterogeneity. We find that after controlling for individual
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fixed effects, the point estimate of the correlation of morbid obesity
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and each of the labor market outcomes falls considerably and is no
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longer statistically significant. These results are consistent with
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unobserved heterogeneity causing the correlation between morbid obesity
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and labor market outcomes. Findings are similar after controlling for
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the respondent''s mental and physical health. (c) 2005 by the Association
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for Public Policy Analysis and Management.'
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affiliation: 'Cawley, J (Corresponding Author), Cornell Univ, Dept Policy Anal \&
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Management, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA.
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Cornell Univ, Dept Policy Anal \& Management, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA.
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Univ Michigan, Natl Poverty Ctr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA.'
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author: Cawley, J and Danziger, S
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author_list:
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- family: Cawley
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given: J
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- family: Danziger
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given: S
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1002/pam.20135
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eissn: 1520-6688
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files: []
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issn: 0276-8739
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journal: JOURNAL OF POLICY ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT
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keywords-plus: EMPLOYMENT; DISCRIMINATION; PREVALENCE; OVERWEIGHT; WEIGHT
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language: English
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month: FAL
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number: '4'
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number-of-cited-references: '29'
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orcid-numbers: Cawley, John/0000-0002-4805-9883
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pages: 727-743
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papis_id: 102e8789e82aff5f7f6ce9b0aea9161a
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ref: Cawley2005morbidobesity
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researcherid-numbers: Cawley, John/E-6734-2010
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times-cited: '45'
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title: Morbid obesity and the transition from welfare to work
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000231991100006
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '7'
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volume: '24'
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web-of-science-categories: Economics; Public Administration
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year: '2005'
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