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Do working conditions at older ages shape the health gradient?

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  • Schmitz, Lauren L.

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This study examines whether working conditions at the end of workers' careers impact health and contribute to health disparities across occupations. A dynamic panel correlated random effects model is used in conjunction with a rich data set that combines information from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), expert ratings of job demands from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), and mid-career earnings records from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Master Earnings File (MEF). Results reveal a strong relationship between positive aspects of the psychosocial work environment and improved self-reported health status, blood pressure, and cognitive function. However, there is little evidence to suggest that working conditions shape observed health disparities between occupations in the years leading up to retirement.

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  • Schmitz, Lauren L., 2016. "Do working conditions at older ages shape the health gradient?," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 50(C), pages 183-197.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jhecon:v:50:y:2016:i:c:p:183-197
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2016.10.002
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    1. Elena Cottini & Paolo Ghinetti, 2020. "Health Effects of Risky Lifestyles and Adverse Working Conditions: Are Older Individuals More Penalized?," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 58(4), pages 973-1003, December.
    2. Jody Schimmel Hyde & April Yanyuan Wu, "undated". "New Work-Limiting Health Events and Occupational Transitions Among Older Workers," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 0d12254d6aa542e09156584e8, Mathematica Policy Research.
    3. Strulik, Holger, 2022. "A health economic theory of occupational choice, aging, and longevity," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 82(C).
    4. Nicolau Martin‐Bassols & Sonja C. de New & David W. Johnston & Michael A. Shields, 2023. "Cognitive activity at work and the risk of dementia," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 32(7), pages 1561-1580, July.
    5. Lauren L. Schmitz & Courtney L. McCluney & Amanda Sonnega & Margaret T. Hicken, 2019. "Interpreting Subjective and Objective Measures of Job Resources: The Importance of Sociodemographic Context," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(17), pages 1-18, August.
    6. Marcus Dillender, 2021. "Climate Change and Occupational Health: Are There Limits to Our Ability to Adapt?," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 56(1), pages 184-224.
    7. McCluney, Courtney L. & Schmitz, Lauren L. & Hicken, Margaret T. & Sonnega, Amanda, 2018. "Structural racism in the workplace: Does perception matter for health inequalities?," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 199(C), pages 106-114.
    8. Nicholas, Lauren Hersch & Done, Nicolae & Baum, Micah, 2020. "Lifetime job demands and later life disability," The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Elsevier, vol. 17(C).
    9. Lei, Xiaoyan & Liu, Hong, 2018. "Gender difference in the impact of retirement on cognitive abilities: Evidence from urban China," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 46(4), pages 1425-1446.

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    Keywords

    Health; Health disparities; Working conditions; Aging workers; Socioeconomic status;
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    JEL classification:

    • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
    • J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
    • J81 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Working Conditions

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