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Bouncing back from health shocks : locus of control, labor supply, and mortality
Schurer, Stefanie - 2014
Policy-makers worldwide are embarking on school programmes aimed at boosting students' resilience. One facet of resilience is a belief about cause and effect in life, locus of control. I test whether positive control beliefs work as a psychological buffer against health shocks in adulthood. To...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010358772
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The impact of child and maternal health indicators on female labor force participation after childbirth : evidence from Germany
Dunkelberg, Annalena; Spieß, C. Katharina - 2007
participation after childbirth in Germany. Our analysis uses data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study, which enables …. Since the majority of women in Germany do not go back to work within a year after childbirth, we also investigate their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011628650
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The Impact of Child and Maternal Health Indicators on Female Labor Force Participation after Childbirth - Evidence for Germany
Dunkelberg, Annalena; Spiess, C. Katharina - 2008
participation after childbirth in Germany. Our analysis uses data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study, which enables …. Since the majority of women in Germany do not go back to work within a year after childbirth, we also investigate their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014220344
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The Impact of Child and Maternal Health Indicators on Female Labor Force Participation after Childbirth: Evidence for Germany
Dunkelberg, Annalena; Spieß, Christa Katharina - 2007
participation after childbirth in Germany. Our analysis uses data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study, which enables …. Since the majority of women in Germany do not go back to work within a year after childbirth, we also investigate their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010260914
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The health gradient and early retirement: Evidence from the German Socio-economic Panel
Hostenkamp, Gisela; Stolpe, Michael - 2006
This paper examines the role of the health gradient – the positive correlation between household income and health – in individual retirement behavior, using data from the German Socio-economic Panel (GSOEP). We first estimate agegroup-specific health gradients and find their slope increases...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010332959
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Maternal employment and childhood overweight in Germany
Meyer, Sophie-Charlotte - 2015
. As evidence for Germany is still scarce, the purpose of this study is to identify the effect of maternal employment on … childhood overweight in Germany using two sets of representative micro data. Moreover, we explore potential underlying …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011335006
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Discrete heterogeneity in the impact of health shocks on labour market outcomes
Schurer, Stefanie (contributor) - 2008
Empirical evidence from the psychology literature suggests that reactions towards health shocks depend strongly on the personality trait of locus of control, which is usually unobservable to the analyst. In this paper, the role of this discrete heterogeneity in shaping the effects of health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003761828
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There is no place like work : evidence on health and labor market behavior from changing weather conditions
Chadi, Adrian - 2017 - This version: August 29, 2017
Ill-health is commonly believed to be detrimental for labor market outcomes. Yet, causal evidence mostly comes from analyses of severe shocks, whereas minor variations in health are not only more common but also a better target for prevention measures. This study makes use of data from the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011717841
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Discrete Heterogeneity in the Impact of Health Shocks on Labour Market Outcomes
Schurer, Stefanie - 2010
Empirical evidence from the psychology literature suggests that reactions towards health shocks depend strongly on the personality trait of locus of control, which is usually unobservable to the analyst. In this paper, the role of this discrete heterogeneity in shaping the effects of health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014214064
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Bouncing Back from Health Shocks : Locus of Control, Labor Supply, and Mortality
Schurer, Stefanie - 2014
Policy-makers worldwide are embarking on school programmes aimed at boosting students' resilience. One facet of resilience is a belief about cause and effect in life, locus of control. I test whether positive control beliefs work as a psychological buffer against health shocks in adulthood. To...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013053252