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 …

efficiency without undermining the quality of in kind services on secondary education, health care and public administration … regressive. The delivery of health care could be improved by rationalising inpatient care and enhancing costeffective primary … financing of health and long-term care are the main policy priorities to contain the pressure of population ageing on …

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 …

access to health and long-term care will require expansion of primary care and affordable quality home-based care. This will …