Economists have traditionally been very cautious when studying the interaction between employment and health because of … the two-way causal relationship between these two variables: health status influences the probability of being employed … and, at the same time, working affects the health status. Because these two variables are determined simultaneously …

Mental ill-health can lead to poor work performance, high sickness absence and reduced labour market participation …, resulting in considerable costs for society. Improving labour market participation of people with mental health problems … requires well-integrated policies and services across the education, employment, health and social sectors. This paper provides …

education and health-care systems work well for most. However, some New Zealanders are stuck on low incomes and face material …. Māori, Pasifika and low-income households have also experienced slower rates of improvement in many health and education … housing and enhance health and education outcomes for disadvantaged groups. These reforms go in the right direction and, in …

countries and collecting data on how each system is responding to the crisis, from school closures and remote learning, to …

efficiency without undermining the quality of in kind services on secondary education, health care and public administration …. There is excess capacity in pre-school and compulsory education and the allocation of tertiary education services is … regressive. The delivery of health care could be improved by rationalising inpatient care and enhancing costeffective primary …

among OECD countries for output efficiency: for a given level of spending outcomes fall short by around 3.5% in health care …