Does Employee Body Weight Affect Employers' Behavior?
研究企业在招聘、解雇和晋升决策中对超重员工的歧视，发现工资差异源于企业行为差异，包括工作机会到达率和晋升概率的不同。
Abstract In this paper, we study the possible segregation of overweight individuals already established in the labor market when firms make decisions on hiring, firing, and promoting. Most existing studies use wage equations to document wage differences, but little is known about the reason for the differences and the sorting of workers. Using an equilibrium search model, search frictions are taken into account. Additionally, sorting is examined using a logit model. We find that wage differences between workers who have a normal weight and workers who are overweight or obese can be explained by differential firm behavior, with respect to both the job‐offer arrival rate and the probability of being promoted.