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High quality nutrition in childhood, body size and wages in early adulthood: evidence from Guatemalan workers

Calderón, María Cecilia · SEDICI UNLP · 2008

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Causalidad entre salud y productividad no resulta directa de establecer. Por un lado, mayores ingresos pueden trasladarse en una dieta de mejor calidad. Por el otro, es probable que un trabajador saludable sea más productivo. Este trabajo analiza el efecto del tamaño corporal, altura e índice de masa corporal como indicadores de nutrición, en salarios. Los datos provienen del estudio longitudinal realizado en Guatemala entre 1969-77 y 2002-04. Estimaciones sugieren que la elasticidad tamaño del cuerpo en relación al salario aumenta cuando la heterogeneidad no observable es considerada, sin embargo, los resultados son más robustos para los hombres. Adicionalmente, la elasticidad estimada presenta algún grado de disparidad entre quantiles de la distribución condicional del salario. Establishing a causal relationship between health and productivity is not straightforward. On one hand, as income grows, people invest in better diets. On the other, a healthier worker is likely to be more productive. This paper focuses on the effect of body size, height and body mass index as indicators of nutrition, upon wages. Data comes from a longitudinal study conducted in Guatemala during 1969-77 and followed-up in 2002-04. Body size elasticity increases when unobserved heterogeneity is considered although evidence is stronger for males. Additionally, estimated elasticity shows some degree of heterogeneity at different quantiles of the conditional wage distribution. Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas

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Calderón, M. C. (2008). High quality nutrition in childhood, body size and wages in early adulthood: evidence from Guatemalan workers. http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/9234

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Calderón, María Cecilia. "High quality nutrition in childhood, body size and wages in early adulthood: evidence from Guatemalan workers." 2008. http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/9234.

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Calderón, María Cecilia. 2008. "High quality nutrition in childhood, body size and wages in early adulthood: evidence from Guatemalan workers.". http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/9234.

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Calderón, M. C. 2008, High quality nutrition in childhood, body size and wages in early adulthood: evidence from Guatemalan workers, SEDICI UNLP, available at: http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/9234 [Accessed 7 Aug. 2026].

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Title
High quality nutrition in childhood, body size and wages in early adulthood: evidence from Guatemalan workers
Author / contributors
Calderón, María Cecilia
Publisher
SEDICI UNLP
Publication year
2008
Language
English

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