The effect of health on earnings: Quasi-experimental evidence from commuting accidents

Labour Economics

Volumn 24, Issue , 2013, Pages 23-38

  Halla, Martin ^a,b   Zweimüller, Martina ^a  

^a JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

^b IZA ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Earnings; Employment; Health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880375682     PISSN: 09275371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2013.04.006     Document Type: Article

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