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

Petri Böckerman; Edvard Johansson; Satu Helakorpi; Ritva Prättälä; Erkki Vartiainen; Antti Uutela

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

Petri Böckerman, Edvard Johansson, Satu Helakorpi, Ritva Prättälä, Erkki Vartiainen, Antti Uutela

Management and Organisation, Helsinki

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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.

Original language	English
Peer-reviewed scientific journal	Health Economics
Volume	16
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	103-107
Number of pages	5
ISSN	1057-9230
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.1156
Publication status	Published - 01.2007
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article - refereed

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