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Dynamics of work limitation and work in Australia
Author(s) -
Oguzoglu Umut
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
health economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.55
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1099-1050
pISSN - 1057-9230
DOI - 10.1002/hec.1502
Subject(s) - work (physics) , panel study of income dynamics , british household panel survey , demographic economics , working population , economics , dynamics (music) , panel data , panel survey , labour economics , australian population , population , paid work , econometrics , sociology , working hours , demography , engineering , mechanical engineering , pedagogy
This paper examines the impact of self‐reported work limitations on the labour force participation of the Australian working age population. Five consecutive waves of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey are used to investigate this relationship. A two‐equation dynamic panel data model demonstrates that persistence and unobserved heterogeneity play an important role in work limitation reporting and its effect on labour force participation. Unobserved factors that jointly drive work limitation and participation are also shown to be crucial, especially for women. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.