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Fatter Attraction: Anthropometric and Socioeconomic Matching on the Marriage Market
... "We find that among men, a 10% increase in BMI can be compensated by a higher wage of around 3%. Similarly, for women, an additional year of education may compensate up to three BMI units."
http://ideas.repec.org/p/clu/wpaper/1011-06.html
Author Info
Pierre-Andre Chiappori (Columbia University - Department of Economics)
Sonia Oreffice (Universitat d.Alacant and IZA - Department of Economics)
Climent Quintana-Domeque (Universitat d.Alacant - Department of Economics)
... "We find that among men, a 10% increase in BMI can be compensated by a higher wage of around 3%. Similarly, for women, an additional year of education may compensate up to three BMI units."
http://ideas.repec.org/p/clu/wpaper/1011-06.html
Author Info
Pierre-Andre Chiappori (Columbia University - Department of Economics)
Sonia Oreffice (Universitat d.Alacant and IZA - Department of Economics)
Climent Quintana-Domeque (Universitat d.Alacant - Department of Economics)
