The impact of employment transitions on health in Germany. Adifference-in-differences propensity score matching approach

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 108, Issue , 2014, Pages 128-136

  Gebel, Michael ^a   Voßemer, Jonas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Difference in differences; Germany; Health; Job loss; Propensity score matching; Reemployment; Temporary employment; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EMPLOYMENT TRANSITION; GERMANY; HEALTH; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PROPENSITY SCORE; TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

GERMANY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PROPENSITY SCORE; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898682852     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.02.039     Document Type: Article

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