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Workplace health promotion and labour market performance of employees.
- Source :
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Journal of Health Economics . Sep2015, Vol. 43, p170-189. 20p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- This paper investigates the average effects of firm-provided workplace health promotion measures on labour market outcomes of the firms' employees. Exploiting linked employer-employee panel data that consist of rich survey-based and administrative information on firms, workers and regions, we apply a flexible propensity score matching approach that controls for selection on observables and time-constant unobserved factors. While the effects of analysing sickness absenteeism appear to be rather limited, our results suggest that health circles/courses increase tenure and job stability across various age groups. A key finding is that health circles/courses strengthen the labour force attachment of elderly employees (51-60), implying potential cost savings for public transfer schemes such as unemployment insurance or early retirement schemes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *INDUSTRIAL hygiene
*HEALTH promotion
*LABOR market
*ORGANIZATIONAL performance
*INDUSTRIAL relations
*PANEL analysis
*COMPARATIVE studies
*COST control
*DECISION making
*DEMOGRAPHY
*JOB satisfaction
*LABOR turnover
*MANAGEMENT
*RESEARCH methodology
*MEDICAL cooperation
*HEALTH policy
*OCCUPATIONAL health services
*PROBABILITY theory
*RESEARCH
*EVALUATION research
*SICK leave
*ECONOMICS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01676296
- Volume :
- 43
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Health Economics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 109983306
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2015.07.002