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The Effect of Health on the Labor Force Behavior of Elderly Men in Canada.
- Source :
- Journal of Human Resources; Fall87, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p490-517, 28p
- Publication Year :
- 1987
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Abstract
- This paper estimates a model of the labor force behavior of elderly males in Canada, paying explicit attention to the influence of health. The authors construct a health index using data from the Canada Health Survey. We estimate an earnings equation for full-year, full-time participants to obtain the potential earnings of each individual. We then examine four labor force states, using a hierarchical elimination-by-aspects (HEBA) model. Our results suggest that health is as important as potential earnings in determining the labor force behavior of men in Canada. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- HEALTH
LABOR supply
OLDER men
MALE employees
HEALTH surveys
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0022166X
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Human Resources
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 5086725
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2307/145694