TY - JOUR
T1 - Job loss, firm-level heterogeneity and mortality
T2 - Evidence from administrative data
AU - Bloemen, Hans
AU - Hochguertel, Stefan
AU - Zweerink, Jochem
PY - 2018/5
Y1 - 2018/5
N2 - This paper estimates the effect of job loss on mortality for older male workers with a strong labor force attachment. Using Dutch administrative data, we find that job loss due to firm closure increased the probability of death within five years by a sizable 0.60 percentage points. Importantly, this effect is estimated using a model that controls for firm-level worker characteristics, such as lagged firm-level annual average mortality rates. On the mechanism driving the effect of job loss on mortality, we provide evidence for an effect running through stress and changes in life style.
AB - This paper estimates the effect of job loss on mortality for older male workers with a strong labor force attachment. Using Dutch administrative data, we find that job loss due to firm closure increased the probability of death within five years by a sizable 0.60 percentage points. Importantly, this effect is estimated using a model that controls for firm-level worker characteristics, such as lagged firm-level annual average mortality rates. On the mechanism driving the effect of job loss on mortality, we provide evidence for an effect running through stress and changes in life style.
KW - Job loss
KW - Mortality
KW - Treatment effect
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2018.03.005
DO - 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2018.03.005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85045283896
SN - 0167-6296
VL - 59
SP - 78
EP - 90
JO - Journal of Health Economics
JF - Journal of Health Economics
ER -
