Health and labor market performance: The case of diabetes

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Kahn, ME
• 署名单位: Columbia University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF LABOR ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0734-306X
• DOI: 10.1086/209909
• 发表日期: 1998
• 页码: 878-899
• 关键词: force participation; retirement; insurance; income

摘要

Technological innovation has reduced the effect of diabetes. Diabetic behavioral modification in the face and expectation of medical improvement should lead to improved labor market outcomes. This article uses three cross-sectional data sets, from 1976, 1989, and 1992, to document improvements in diabetic labor market performance. Women diabetics have significantly increased their labor force participation while male diabetics have slightly reduced their participation relative to nondiabetics.