Genetic information, obesity, and labor
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Edward C. Norton; Euna Han
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Economists have argued that obesity may lead to worse labor market outcomes, especially for women. Empirical methods to test this hypothesis have not thus far adequately controlled for the endogeneity of obesity. We use variation in genotype to predict variation in phenotype (obesity).