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. Chronic health conditions therefore increase in poor economic times. There is considerable spatial heterogeneity across local … to quarterly British data on chronic health conditions for those of working age over the period 2002-2016. We find strong … and robust counter-cyclical relationships for overall chronic health, and for five broad types of health conditions …
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Worldwide, countries have been restricting work and social activities to counter an emerging public health crisis due … Australia, a country with universal health care. Using administrative time-series data on mortality that varies by state, age … average. However, we observe beneficial health effects in economic downturns for young men aged 25 to 34 associated with a …
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environment affect workers' perceived job security, and the impact of job security on measures of mental and physical health. To … movements drive changes in perceived job security, which in turn significantly and substantively affects the mental health of … workers. In contrast, we find no effects on physical health. Our results imply that the estimated welfare costs of recessions …
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persistence is essential for the design and evaluation of health interventions because persistence determines the dynamics and … health outcomes. Using simple regression methods that do not place any restriction on the distribution of the heterogeneity … in persistence, the paper documents substantial heterogeneity in health, medical expenditures, and healthcare use. We …
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In emerging market economies, young people feel like little boats in the ocean, due to the low and uncertain macroeconomic context. In the present study, we examine the school-to-work transition in Turkey over the period 2014-2017 by using a monthly dataset. As most emerging market economies,...
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heterogeneity in human capital provision to young workers as a potential mechanism since, in bad economic times, young workers …
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The price for institutional long-term care is a central determinant of the demand for formal and informal long-term care. In this paper, we show how macroeconomic conditions affect these prices. The analysis is based on administrative data that contains rich information on the universe of...
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"Glass ceilings" and "sticky floors" are typical explanations for the low representation of women in top executive positions, but a focus on gender differences in promotions provides only a partial explanation. We consider the life-cycle of executive employment, which allows for a full...
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Labor force transitions are empirically examined using CPS data matched across months from 1996-2012 for Hispanics, African-Americans and whites. Transition probabilities are contrasted prior to the Great Recession and afterwards. Estimates indicate that minorities are more likely to be fired as...
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retention conditions. Studies have examined retention of these scholarships but not other dynamics, including gaining HOPE … scholarships. These dynamics compound inequities in initial scholarship receipt. …
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