We study the short-run effect of involuntary job loss on comprehensive measures of public health costs. We focus on job … loss induced by plant closure, thereby addressing the reverse causality problem of deteriorating health leading to job loss … as job displacements due to plant closure are unlikely caused by workers' health status, but potentially have important …

) studies, we find that the significantly positive impact of family status on children s health outcomes disappears if we …

run earnings and employment losses are substantial for both groups but stronger for white collar workers. In the long run …

run earnings and employment losses are substantial for both groups but stronger for white collar workers. In the long run …