identification strategy rests on an instrumental variable approach where the county unemployment rate and its relative change … variants. -- Rehab ; unemployment ; health care utilization ; job worries ; absenteeism ; sick leave …

employees who have insecure jobs to account for a broader measure of the mental health consequences of potential unemployment … fear of unemployment substantially decreases the mental health status of employees. Quantile regression results yield … particularly strong effects for individuals of already poor mental health. -- Fear of unemployment ; mental health ; job insecurity …