health-related selection of individuals into self-employment (barrier effect). Our main finding is that the selection of …The self-employed are often reported to be healthier than wage workers; however, the cause of this health difference is … largely unknown. The longitudinal nature of the US Health and Retirement Study allows us to gauge the plausibility of two …

We explore how involuntary and voluntary exits from self-employment affect life and health satisfaction. To that end …-employment exit) brings small improvements in health and life satisfaction, the negative psychological costs of business failure (i … physical health and behaviors such as smoking and drinking, implying that the costs of losing self-employment are largely …

We explore how involuntary and voluntary exits from self-employment affect life and health satisfaction. To that end …-employment exit) brings small improvements in health and life satisfaction, the negative psychological costs of business failure (i … physical health and behaviors such as smoking and drinking, implying that the costs of losing self-employment are largely …

We explore how involuntary and voluntary exits from self-employment affect life and health satisfaction. To that end … selfemployment exit) brings small improvements in health and life satisfaction, the negative psychological costs of business failure … for self-reported physical health and behaviors such as smoking and drinking, implying that the costs of losing self …

Drawing upon theoretical insights from the Job Demand-Control model, which links occupational characteristics to health …, this paper provides the first causal evidence of the physical and mental health consequences of self … self-employment (opportunity entrepreneurship) lead to health enhancements for entrepreneurs with and without employees …

physical and mental ill-health and bad lifestyle habits generally have adverse effects on self-employed workers' disability … outcomes. Yet our main result is that accurate assessment of the relation between health, lifestyle and disability outcomes …

This paper uses the 2002 NATSISS data to examine the linkages between employment and health status. Two measures of … health status are used—self-assessed health and the presence of a long-term disability. Employment is modelled to exclude and … self-assessed health status and long-term disabilities have significant impacts on a person’s likelihood of being in …

We explore how involuntary and voluntary exits from self-employment affect life and health satisfaction. To that end …-employment exit) brings small improvements in health and life satisfaction, the negative psychological costs of business failure (i … physical health and behaviors such as smoking and drinking, implying that the costs of losing self-employment are largely …