Self-assessed health (SAH) is a frequently used measure of individuals’ health status. It is also prone to reporting … heterogeneity. To control for reporting heterogeneity valid measures of the objective health status are needed. The topic becomes … SAH in an international context. To this end, country specific effects are accounted for and the objective health measure …

In times of demographic change, better job quality is needed to promote health and thereby extend employment … neglected their combined effects on health and employment. To address this limitation, we have built upon an established … affects non-employment and how mental and physical health mediate this association. Analyses were based on representative data …

This paper adds to the empirical literature of health as a potential endogenous explanatory variable in wage equations … by addressing problems such as unobserved heterogeneity, sample selection and measurement error (in the health variable … relationship between health and wages. Our results provide empirical evidence of measurement error in the self-reported health …

data are drawn from the new Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). The empirical analysis shows that … health is multi-dimensional, in the sense that different health indicators have their own significant impact on individuals …' participation decisions. Health effects differ markedly between countries. A counterfactual exercise shows that improved health …

data are drawn from the new Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). The empirical analysis shows that … health is multi-dimensional, in the sense that different health indicators have their own significant impact on individuals …' participation decisions. Health effects differ markedly between countries. A counterfactual exercise shows that improved health …

data are drawn from the new Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). We examine the value added of … objective health variables in relation to potentially endogenous self-reported health. We approach the endogeneity of self …-reported health as an omitted variables problem. In line with the literature on the reliability of self-reported health, ambiguous …

no correlation between health and employment trends. Health does not seem to be a main driver in the decision whether to …English Abstract We use SHARE data from eight European countries to measure the evolution of health of middle …-aged individuals over time. In contrast to earlier findings in Europe, we observe a stalling health trend for individuals of later year …

a range of health outcomes including mental well being. Three possible explanations for the association have been …