Economists have traditionally been very cautious when studying the interaction between employment and health because of … the two-way causal relationship between these two variables: health status influences the probability of being employed … and, at the same time, working affects the health status. Because these two variables are determined simultaneously …

An ambitious reform to increase efficiency of the Portuguese health care system was launched in 2002. In contrast to … health sector, making changes essentially irreversible. The reform has two main aims: to deliver better-quality public health … services than at present but at no higher cost; and to reduce the underlying growth rate of public health-care spending over …

used to improve health? Self-reported functional activity limitation due to illness is considered as an indicator of … instrumental variable estimation approach is used where local food prices and health services instrument for disability days that …

This study considers the links between primary indicators of health and individual labor productivity in Colombia and … explores how additional public expenditures on health may improve individuals' health. Sample statistics how that illness …

and those with access to health insurance have higher levels of subjective well-being. Time spent walking or exercising is … positively correlated with happiness, while working more than 50 hours per week or spending time on health-related activities is …

for mental health, and a detrimental impact on employability and medical costs. While these trends cannot be easily …-level policies improving access to health care and early-childhood education, state-level initiatives favouring workplace flexibility …, firm-level investments in job quality and greater attention to the health consequences of job-stress. If successfully …