To analyze the effect of health on work, many studies use a simple self-assessed health measure based upon a question … such as "do you have an impairment or health problem limiting the kind or amount of work you can do?" A possible drawback … fact that they don't work, non-working respondents may classify a given health problem as a more serious work limitation …

We study the short-run effect of involuntary job loss on comprehensive measures of public health costs. We focus on job … loss induced by plant closure, thereby addressing the reverse causality problem of deteriorating health leading to job loss … as job displacements due to plant closure are unlikely caused by workers' health status, but potentially have important …

Health care facilities considering mandating staff vaccination face a difficult tradeoff. While additional vaccination … typical facility has around 100 beds. Our results suggest that the health benefits of mandates far outweigh the costs in terms …

made by individuals, these decisions are influenced by a set of incentives, including retirement benefits and health care … retirement. It explores well-established relationships among economic circumstances, health, and mortality, as well as the … effects of poverty and lower levels of economic development on health and life satisfaction. By combining micro and macro …

compensated time off for employee health-related needs, while workers' compensation offers benefits to help workers recover from … health, there are no observed reductions in workplace injury rates specifically, indicating that workers may substitute PSL …