Health impairments and labour market outcomes

Nick Drydakis ()

No 915, Working Papers from University of Crete, Department of Economics

Abstract: Our analysis is based on the 2008 Athens Area Study and exploits detailed information regarding health impairments and labour market outcomes for Greek males. Distinguishing between healthy and heath-impaired employees who have or do not have work limitations, the unobserved productivity effect of health is separated from discrimination. We then estimate a regression model that includes terms to correct for employment selection and endogenous stratification of self-reported health condition. A penalty for productivity limitation exists. Evidence of wage discrimination is also found. Both findings are statistically significant and highlight the necessity for instituting active policies against unequal treatment.

Keywords: Ill-health;
; Wage; discrimination;
Labour; market; participation;
; Selection; model;
Endogenous; switching; model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I1 J2 J3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)

Published in European Journal of Health Economics

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