Original source of publication is The European Journal of Health Economics. The final publication is available at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10198-013-0494-z The Effect of Job Loss on Body Weight During an Economic Collapse (self-archiving version) Sif Jónsdóttir* Tinna Laufey Ásgeirsdóttir** * University of Icleand, Oddi v/Sturlugotu, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland. ** University of Icleand, Oddi v/Sturlugotu, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland; E-mail: ta@hi.is; Tel: +(354) 865-0821; Fax: +(354) 552-6806 (Corresponding author) Acknowledgements: We thank the Icelandic Research Fund (i. Rannsóknarsjóður) for provided financial support (IRS grant number 130611-051). We gratefully thank the Icelandic Directorate of Health for data provision and Thor Aspelund, professor at the University of Iceland, for helpful assistance.