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

Martin Browning and Eskil Heinesen

Journal of Health Economics, 2012, vol. 31, issue 4, 599-616

Abstract: We investigate whether job loss due to plant closure causes an increased risk of (cause-specific) mortality and hospitalization for male workers having strong labour market attachment. We use administrative data: a panel of all persons in Denmark in the period 1980–2006, containing records on health and work status, and a link from workers to plants. We use propensity score weighting combined with non-parametric duration analysis. We find that job loss increases the risk of overall mortality and mortality caused by circulatory disease; of suicide and suicide attempts; and of death and hospitalization due to traffic accidents, alcohol-related disease, and mental illness.

Keywords: Job displacement; Mortality; Hospitalization; Propensity score weighting; Duration analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C23 I12 J65 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2012.03.001

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