Sickness Absence and the Effects of Having a Spouse - Can twins reveal the selection effect?

william Nilsson ()
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william Nilsson: Department of Economics, Umeå University, Postal: S 901 87 Umeå, Sweden

No 686, Umeå Economic Studies from Umeå University, Department of Economics

Abstract:

Individuals that are married are often found to be healthier than singles. A crucial issue is to distinguish if this is due to a

selection effect or due to a true protective effect of partnership. The purpose of this study is to distinguish these effects as explanations for a lower risk of having long-term sickness among individuals with a spouse. In this study an innovative method based on information on twins is developed to reveal the selection effect into partnership that provides a lower risk for long-term sickness absence. Important selections are found for both male and female samples.

Keywords: sickness absence; spouse; heterogeneity; selection; twins (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C35 I12 J12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2006-06-07
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