We investigate whether the costs of job displacement differ between blue collar and white collar workers. In the short … run earnings and employment losses are substantial for both groups but stronger for white collar workers. In the long run …, there are only weak effects for blue collar workers but strong and persistent effects for white collars. This is consistent …

We estimate the causal effect of early retirement on mortality for blue-collar workers. To overcome the problem of … endogenous selection, we exploit an exogenous change in unemployment insurance rules in Austria that allowed workers in eligible … incidence ofcardiovascular disorders among eligible workers, suggesting that changes in health-related behavior explain …

We investigate whether the costs of job displacement differ between blue collar and white collar workers. In the short … run earnings and employment losses are substantial for both groups but stronger for white collar workers. In the long run …, there are only weak effects for blue collar workers but strong and persistent effects for white collars. This is consistent …

Sick workers in many countries receive sick pay during their illnessrelated absences from the workplace. In several … countries, the social security system insures firms against their workers' sickness absences. However, this insurance may create … blue-collar workers' sickness absences was abolished (firms did not receive a similar refund for their white-collar workers …