Does Unemployment Make You Sick? An Econometric Analysis of the Determinants of Health.

We specify and estimate a general health equation. Among the determinants of health, we include employment status, alcohol use, and cigarette use. Non linear instrumental techniques are employed to control for any possible endogeneity of these variables.

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Year of publication:	1996
Authors:	Shearer, B. ; Marceau, N.
Institutions:	Département d'Économique, Université Laval
Subject:	HEALTH \| UNEMPLOYMENT \| ECONOMETRICS

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Series:	Laval - Recherche en Politique Economique.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	34 pages
Classification:	C00 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods. General ; E20 - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment. General ; E24 - Employment; Unemployment; Wages ; I10 - Health. General ; I19 - Health. Other
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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