Does a slump really make you thinner?: Finnish micro-level evidence 1978-2002

被引:33
作者
Bockerman, Petri
Johansson, Edvard
Helakorpi, Satu
Prattala, Ritva
Vartiainen, Erkki
Uutela, Antti
机构
[1] Labour Inst Econ Res, FIN-00530 Helsinki, Finland
[2] Res Inst Finnish Economy, Helsinki, Finland
[3] Natl Inst Publ Hlth, Helsinki, Finland
关键词
weight; business cycles; health;
D O I
10.1002/hec.1156
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper explores the relationship between height-adjusted weight and economic conditions in Finland, using individual microdata for the period 1978-2002. If anything, the results reveal that an improvement in regional economic conditions measured by the employment rate produces a decrease in BMI, other things being equal. The Finnish evidence presented does not support the conclusions reported for the USA, according to which temporary economic slowdowns are good for health. In contrast, at least BMI seems to increase during slumps. Copyright (c) 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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页码:103 / 107
页数:5
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