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Dynamics of Work-Limitation and Work in Australia

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  • Umut Oguzoglu

    (Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne)

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This paper examines the impact of self-reported work-limitation on the employment 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 the work-limitation reporting and its effect on work. Unobserved factors that jointly drive work-limitation and work are also shown to be crucial, especially for women.

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  • Umut Oguzoglu, 2007. "Dynamics of Work-Limitation and Work in Australia," Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series wp2007n10, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne.
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    Work-limitations; dynamic panel probit; Maximum Simulated Likelihood;
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    • J28 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • C81 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data; Data Access

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