In Sickness and in Health: Job Displacement and Health Spillovers in Couples

,, Kristiina Huttunen, Jenström, Laura, Sääksvuori, Lauri and Robin Stitzing
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Lauri Sääksvuori and Christina Gathmann

No 15856, CEPR Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Policy Research

Abstract: Using administrative labor market data matched to mortality and patient records, we document that male job displacement increases mortality for both men and his partner. For every 10,000 displaced men, there are 110 additional deaths. Of those, 60% accrue to the displaced worker but 40% are due to excess spousal mortality. We further document a stunning gender asymmetry: while male job displacement generates persistent health effects, no such dire consequences are observed after a woman’s job loss. We explore four explanations for this pattern: risk sharing through spousal labor supply; earnings losses and public insurance; widowhood; and family structure.

Date: 2021-02
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Working Paper: In Sickness and in Health: Job Displacement and Health. Spillovers in Couples (2020)
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