Why are the unemployed in worse health? The causal effect of unemployment on health

Labour Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-78

  Schmitz, Hendrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fixed effects; Health satisfaction; Mental health; Plant closure; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650586154     PISSN: 09275371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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