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Health and Labor Force Participation

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  • Monroe Berkowitz
  • William G. Johnson

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Models are estimated to analyze the influence of health on labor force participation. It was found that the participation of blacks is more likely to be reduced by health factors than that of whites; that the primary importance of education derives from its association with skills and ability rather than health. Public transfer payments influence but do not control participation of nonseverely disabled workers. Including health measures can increase the explanatory power of labor force models. Better information on health of workers would allow separation of the cost of disability into those reducible through delivery of health care and those more appropriately dealt with through labor market policies.

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  • Monroe Berkowitz & William G. Johnson, 1974. "Health and Labor Force Participation," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 9(1), pages 117-128.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwp:jhriss:v:9:y:1974:i:1:p:117-128
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    1. Parsons, Donald O, 1977. "Health, Family Structure, and Labor Supply," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 67(4), pages 703-712, September.
    2. Alan B. Krueger & Douglas Kruse, 1995. "Labor Market Effects of Spinal Cord Injuries in the Dawn of the Computer Age," Working Papers 728, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section..
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    4. Daniela Andrén, 2008. "First Exits from the Swedish Labor Market Due to Disability," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 27(2), pages 227-238, April.
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    8. Rena M. Conti & Ernst R. Berndt & Richard G. Frank, 2006. "Early Retirement and Public Disability Insurance Applications: Exploring the Impact of Depression," NBER Working Papers 12237, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    9. Rena M. Conti & Ernst R. Berndt & Richard G. Frank, 2009. "Early Retirement and DI/SSI Applications: Exploring the Impact of Depression," NBER Chapters, in: Health at Older Ages: The Causes and Consequences of Declining Disability among the Elderly, pages 381-408, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    10. John Bound, 1989. "Self-Reported vs. Objective Measures of Health in Retirement Models," NBER Working Papers 2997, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

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