TY  - JOUR
A1  - Caliendo, Marco
A1  - Lee, Wang-Sheng
T1  - Fat chance! - Obesity and the transition from unemployment to employment
JF  - Economics and human biology
N2  - This paper focuses on estimating the magnitude of any potential weight discrimination by examining whether obese job applicants in Germany get treated or behave differently from non-obese applicants. Based on two waves of rich survey data from the IZA Evaluation dataset, which includes measures that control for education, demographic characteristics, labor market history, psychological factors and health, we estimate differences in job search behavior and labor market outcomes between obese/overweight and normal weight individuals. Unlike other observational studies which are generally based on obese and non-obese individuals who might already be at different points in the job ladder (e.g., household surveys), in our data, individuals are newly unemployed and all start from the same point. The only subgroup we find in our data experiencing any possible form of negative labor market outcomes is obese women. Despite making more job applications and engaging more in job training programs, we find some indications that they experienced worse (or at best similar) employment outcomes than normal weight women. Obese women who found a job also had significantly lower wages than normal weight women.
KW  - Obesity
KW  - Discrimination
KW  - Employment
KW  - Labor demand
Y1  - 2013
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2012.02.002
SN  - 1570-677X
VL  - 11
IS  - 2
SP  - 121
EP  - 133
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Caliendo, Marco
A1  - Gehrsitz, Markus
T1  - Obesity and the labor market: A fresh look at the weight penalty
JF  - Inorganics : open access journal
KW  - Obesity
KW  - Wages
KW  - Employment
KW  - Semiparametric regression
KW  - Gender differences
Y1  - 2016
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2016.09.004
SN  - 1570-677X
SN  - 1873-6130
VL  - 23
SP  - 209
EP  - 225
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - RPRT
A1  - Caliendo, Marco
A1  - Schröder, Carsten
A1  - Wittbrodt, Linda
T1  - The Causal Effects of the Minimum Wage Introduction in Germany
BT  - An Overview
T2  - CEPA Discussion Papers
N2  - In 2015, Germany introduced a statutory hourly minimum wage that was not only universally binding but also set at a relatively high level. We discuss the short-run effects of this new minimum wage on a wide set of socio-economic outcomes, such as employment and working hours, earnings and wage inequality, dependent and self-employment, as well as reservation wages and satisfaction. We also discuss difficulties in the implementation of the minimum wage and the measurement of its effects related to non-compliance and suitability of data sources. Two years after the minimum wage introduction, the following conclusions can be drawn: while hourly wages increased for low-wage earners, some small negative employment effects are also identifiable. The effects on aspired goals, such as poverty and inequality reduction, have not materialized in the short run. Instead, a tendency to reduce working hours is found, which alleviates the desired positive impact on monthly income. Additionally, the level of non-compliance was substantial in the short run, thus drawing attention to problems when implementing such a wide-reaching policy.
T3  - CEPA Discussion Papers - 1 
KW  - Minimum Wage
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Earnings
KW  - Working Hours
KW  - Employment
Y1  - 2019
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-426929
SN  - 2628-653X
IS  - 1
ER  -