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Unemployment transitions and self-rated health in Europe: A longitudinal analysis of EU-SILC from 2008 to 2011
Morten BlekesauneAnne Grete Tøgesubject
AdultMaleHealth (social science)media_common.quotation_subjectHealth StatusFixed effects analysisGreat recessionLife Change EventsDiagnostic Self EvaluationHistory and Philosophy of ScienceAdverse health effectEconomicsmedia_common.cataloged_instanceHumansLongitudinal StudiesEuropean unionSocioeconomicsHealth inequalitiesmedia_commonSelf-rated health:Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin sosialmedisin: 801 [VDP]VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin sosialmedisin: 801Age FactorsFixed effects modelMiddle AgedHealth SurveysPeer reviewEuropeSocioeconomic FactorsUnemploymentUnemploymentDemographic economicsFemaleSelf-reported healthPanel datadescription
- The Great Recession of 2008 has led to elevated unemployment in Europe and thereby revitalised the question of causal health effects of unemployment. This article applies fixed effects regression models to longitudinal panel data drawn from the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions for 28 European countries from 2008 to 2011, in order to investigate changes in self-rated health around the event of becoming unemployed. The results show that the correlation between unemployment and health is partly due to a decrease in self-rated health as people enter unemployment. Such health changes vary by country of domicile, and by individual age; older workers have a steeper decline than younger workers. Health changes after the unemployment spell reveal no indication of adverse health effects of unemployment duration. Overall, this study indicates some adverse health effects of unemployment in Europe – predominantly among older workers.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-01 |