Effect of job loss due to plant closure on mortality and hospitalization

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 599-616

  Browning, Martin ^a   Heinesen, Eskil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Duration analysis; Hospitalization; Job displacement; Mortality; Propensity score weighting

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

CAUSE OF DEATH; HEALTH STATUS; LABOR MARKET; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DENMARK; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PROPENSITY SCORE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DENMARK; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPENSITY SCORE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861668132     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2012.03.001     Document Type: Article

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