Institutions, health shocks and labour market outcomes across Europe

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 200-213

  García Gómez, Pilar ^a,b,c  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b TINBERGEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Disability; ECHP; Employment; Health shocks; Matching

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; EUROPEAN UNION; LABOR MARKET; SOCIAL SECURITY; WORKING CONDITIONS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; DENMARK; DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FRANCE; GENDER; GREECE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IRELAND; ITALY; MARRIAGE; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PORTUGAL; PROBABILITY; PROPENSITY SCORE; RETIREMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SECURITY; SPAIN; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORK DISABILITY;

EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DISABILITY; SOCIAL SECURITY;

EUROPE;

EID: 79951670630     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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