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The Health Consequences of Adverse Labor Market Events: Evidence from Panel Data
Author(s) -
Maclean Johanna Catherine,
Webber Douglas A.,
French Michael T.,
Ettner Susan L.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
industrial relations: a journal of economy and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.61
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1468-232X
pISSN - 0019-8676
DOI - 10.1111/irel.12099
Subject(s) - epidemiology , panel data , mental health , longitudinal data , demographic economics , survey data collection , adverse selection , demography , national longitudinal surveys , psychology , medicine , economics , psychiatry , actuarial science , sociology , econometrics , statistics , mathematics
This study investigates the associations between self‐assessed adverse labor market events (experiencing problems with coworkers, employment changes, financial strain) and health. Longitudinal data are obtained from the National Epidemiological Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions. Our findings suggest problems with coworkers, employment changes, and financial strain are associated, respectively, with a 3.1 percent (3.3 percent), 0.9 percent (0.2 percent), and 4.5 percent (5.1 percent) reduction in mental health among men (women). Associations are smaller in magnitude and less significant for physical health.