biennial waves from the Health and Retirement Study. We find the dynamics of the presence of pain is central to understanding … dynamic patterns of employment. -- work limiting disability ; health …

To analyze the effect of health on work, many studies use a simple self-assessed health measure based upon a question … such as "do you have an impairment or health problem limiting the kind or amount of work you can do?" A possible drawback … fact that they don't work, non-working respondents may classify a given health problem as a more serious work limitation …

of health shocks on employment and economic wellbeing of older workers. A health shock trebles the probability of leaving … the labor force and almost doubles the unemployment risk. The financial effects of health shocks are small on average and … those individuals with the highest remaining earnings potential are least affected by the health shock. Welfare state …

access to paid sick leave. Low-income employees, service sector employees, and those in poor health have the lowest coverage …