29 kilos of extra weight could cost women 9% in lower wages. Professor John Cawley studies the economics of obesity at Cornell University.
His studies show that obese women earn less than women who aren't obese, no matter how good they are at their jobs.
Professor Cawley talks about the cost and consequences of unhealthy weight and what might work to prevent or reduce the epidemic of obesity.
John Cawley, professor in the Department of Policy Analysis and Management in the College of Human Ecology, director of the Cornell in Washington. Photo: © Cornell University, 301 College Ave, Ithaca, NY 14853; 607-255-7675; photo@cornell.edu.
