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There has been much interest recently in the relationship between economic conditions and mortality, with some studies showing that mortality is pro-cyclical whereas others find the opposite. Some suggest that the aggregation level of analysis (e.g. individual vs. regional) matters. We use both...
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analogy to medical treatments, the individual exposure to these tools may have side effects. We study effects on health using … outcomes before and after exposure to training and sanctions. We find that training improves cardiovascular and mental health … sanctions cause a short-run deterioration of mental health, possibly due higher stress levels, but this tapers out quickly. …
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The evaluation of labor market policies has become an important issue in many European countries. In recent years, a number of them have opened their administrative databases for evaluation studies. The advantages of administrative data are straightforward: they are accurate, contain a large...
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on health later in life is based on pre-1940 birth cohorts. They were born in times where social safety nets were largely …-economic, biological and health data from over 75k individuals aged between 18 and 63. We conclude that women born in adverse economic …
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We examine whether economic downturns are beneficial to health outcomes of newborn infants in developed countries. For … this we use merged population-wide registers on health and economic and demographic variables, including the national … dying within 28 days of birth by 10-15%. Effects are larger in low socio-economic status households. Health improvements …
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Some workers bargain with prospective employers before accepting a job. Others could bargain, but find it undesirable, because their right to bargain has induced a sufficiently favorable offer, which they accept. Yet others perceive that they cannot bargain over pay; they regard the posted wage...
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This paper provides evidence on the behavior of reservation wages over the spell of unemployment using high‐frequency longitudinal data. Using data from our survey of unemployed workers in New Jersey, where workers were interviewed each week for up to 24 weeks, we find that self‐reported...
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This paper presents findings from a survey of 6,025 unemployed workers who were interviewed every week for up to 24 weeks in the fall of 2009 and spring of 2010. Our main findings are: (1) the amount of time devoted to job search declines sharply over the spell of unemployment; (2) the...
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This paper provides new evidence on job search intensity of the unemployed in the U.S., modeling job search intensity as time allocated to job search activities. The main findings are: 1) the average unemployed worker in the U.S. devotes about 41 minutes to job search on weekdays, which is...
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This paper provides new evidence on time use and subjective well-being of employed and unemployed individuals in 14 countries. We devote particular attention to characterizing and modeling job search intensity, measured by the amount of time devoted to searching for a new job. Job search...
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