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 …

Estimates are reported of the consequences of health on participation in the labor force of elderly men and women in … Taiwan from 1989 to 1996. Three survey indicators of individual health are examined, and two are estimated by instrumental … variables (IV), using as instruments parent longevity, birthplace, and childhood conditions. IV estimates of health's effect on …

We investigate the labour supply response to acute health shocks experienced in the post-crash labour market by … acute health shock, defined by the incidence of cancer, stroke, or heart attack. Results, obtained through a combination of … coarsened exact and propensity score matching, show acute health shocks significantly reduce participation, with younger workers …

This dissertation is composed of three essays which examine the effects of health on labor market outcomes. Chapter 1 … reviews the literature on health and the labor market. It also emphasizes the inherent endogeneity of health when included in … endogeneity. In chapter 2, I use 2000 to 2007 data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) to examine the role of 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 …

Estimates are reported of the consequences of health on participation in the labor force of elderly men and women in … Taiwan from 1989 to 1996. Three survey indicators of individual health are examined, and two are estimated by instrumental … variables (IV), using as instruments parent longevity, birthplace, and childhood conditions. IV estimates of health's effect on …

participation using a longitudinal sample drawn from the National Population Health Survey. Findings suggest that state dependence …

participation using a longitudinal sample drawn from the National Population Health Survey. Findings suggest that state dependence …

A large body of empirical research links mental health and labour market outcomes; however, there are few studies that … effectively control for the two-way causality between work and health and the existence of unobserved individual characteristics … that might jointly determine health and labour market outcomes. In this study, we estimate the effect of mental health on …