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The effects of economic activity on health.

紀錄類型:	書目-電子資源 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	The effects of economic activity on health./
作者:	Xu, Xin.
面頁冊數:	202 p.
附註:	Adviser: Robert Kaestner.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International69-09A.
標題:	Economics, General. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3327462
ISBN:	9780549798668

The effects of economic activity on health.
Xu, Xin.

The effects of economic activity on health. - 202 p.

Adviser: Robert Kaestner.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Chicago, 2008.

Interestingly, empirical evidence also indicates that most of the effects on health and health behaviors associated with changes in hours of work are driven by the changes at the extensive margin of employment, rather than at the intensive margin.

ISBN: 9780549798668Subjects--Topical Terms:

1017424
Economics, General.

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520 $a This dissertation takes a structural approach to investigate the causal mechanisms through which economic activity may affect health and health behaviors. A theoretical model of the demand for health has been proposed to illuminate the potential mechanisms. Under the guidance of the demand function, the empirical work of the dissertation investigates the effects of temporary changes in wage rates and hours of work on health and health behaviors, by using the variations in these factors caused by the changes in local economic activity, while controlling for other potential mechanisms.
520 $a The empirical study of the dissertation mainly focuses on low-educated males, as both economic theory and previous empirical evidence suggest that they are the most vulnerable group during economic fluctuations. The two-sample instrumental variables approach has been adopted to overcome the data limitation and to obtain estimates that can be possibly interpreted as causal. The primary sample comes from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the National Health Interview Survey, and the Current Population Survey.
520 $a The dissertation provides convincing evidence suggesting the low-educated are more likely to smoke cigarettes, less likely to engage in binge drinking and make doctor visits when they experience increases in hours of work. In addition, both smoking prevalence and intensity increase with the wage growth. Body weight is found to be negatively associated with hours of work. This result is consistent with the estimated effect of hours of work on physical activity, which indicates that the reduction in physical activity participations is closely related to increases in hours of work.
520 $a Both hours of work and wage rates are found to be positively associated with general health status and such effects are more pronounced for unhealthy persons. The empirical study also reveals compelling evidence that the income effect associated with hours of work may prevent people from deterioration from their chronic health problems and severe health issues.
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