Quantile treatment effects of job loss on health

Valentin Schiele and Hendrik Schmitz

Journal of Health Economics, 2016, vol. 49, issue C, 59-69

Abstract: Studies on health effects of job loss mostly estimate mean effects. We argue that the effects might differ over the distribution of the health status and use quantile regression methods to provide a more complete picture. To take the potential endogeneity of job loss into account, we estimate quantile treatment effects where we rely on job loss due to plant closures. We find that the effect of job loss indeed varies across the mental and physical health distribution. Job loss due to plant closures affects physical health adversely for individuals in the middle and lower part of the health distribution while those in best physical condition do not seem to be affected. The results for mental health, though less distinct, point in the same direction. We find no effects on BMI.

Keywords: Job loss; Health; BMI; Plant closure; Quantile treatment effects (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C21 I10 J65 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2016.06.005

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