Using Norwegian administrative register data, we assess the impact of health shocks hitting lone parents, specifically … diagnosed mental disorders. However, these effects tend to fade out quickly, and the negative impacts on subsequent employment … to the deteriorating health of a parent tend to be short-lived and mostly manifest as temporary absences from work rather …

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 …