Faraz Vahid Shahidi
Biographic Data
| ID | 366086 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Faraz Vahid Shahidi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Faraz Vahid |
| FAMILY NAME | Shahidi |
| SIGNATURE | SHAHIDI F V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2789-1515 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 75 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Employment quality and mortality in Canada
BACKGROUND: Research has shown that workers in non-standard (eg, temporary and part-time) employment experience poorer health outcomes than their permanent, full-time counterparts. However, previous studies have overlooked important differences in the quality of non-standard employment. To address this gap, we examined associations between a diverse typology of employment quality and mortality in Canada. METHODS: The 2006 Canadian Health and Envi…
Socioeconomic inequities in drug poisoning deaths in Canada
Improving LGBT Labor Market Outcomes Through Laws, Workplace Policies, and Support Programs: A Scoping Review
Parental employment quality and the mental health and school performance of children and youth
BACKGROUND: Lower-quality employment, characterised by excessive or part-time hours, irregular schedules and inadequate earnings, is a key social determinant of health among adults. Research examining parental employment quality in relation to the mental health and school performance of children is lacking. The study objective was to measure the associations between parental employment quality and child mental health symptoms and school performan…
Precarious, non-standard and informal employment: A glossary
Precarity in employment is an increasingly concerning global phenomenon. Yet, despite its rising prevalence and the significant impact it has on many people’s lives and health, definitions of precarious employment are varied, and different terms are often used interchangeably. Differences between high-income and low-income and middle-income countries, as well as diverse cross-national labour market structures, further complicate the scholarship. …
Parental employment quality during childhood and mental health in adolescence: A 10-Year Longitudinal Study
Socioeconomic conditions play an important role in shaping the mental health outcomes of children and youth. Socioeconomic disadvantage in early life is often a product of precarious parental employment. Although more and more parents are participating in the workforce, a growing share of working parents rely on jobs that are insecure, unstable, and low paying. Against the backdrop of these trends, we examined the relationship between parental em…
Machine learning and the labor market: A portrait of occupational and worker inequities in Canada
ML exposure is segmented according to occupational and worker sociodemographic characteristics and has the potential to widen inequities in the working population. ML may have a gendered effect and disproportionately impact certain groups of women when compared to men. We provide a critical evidence base to inform strategic responses that ensure inclusion in a working world where ML is commonplace
Precarious employment and the workplace transmission of Covid-19: Evidence from workers’ compensation claims in Ontario, Canada
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between precarious employment and risk of work-related COVID-19 infection in Ontario, Canada. METHODS: We combined data from an administrative census of workers' compensation claims with corresponding labour force statistics to estimate rates of work-related COVID-19 infection between April 2020 and April 2022. Precarious employment was imputed using a job exposure matrix capturing temporary employment, low w…
Precarious Employment: A Neglected Issue Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Workers
Job quality and precarious employment among lesbian, gay, and bisexual workers: A national study
Inequities in job quality among sexual minorities persist despite comprehensive human rights protections in Canada. These inequities are pervasive, extending well beyond conventional indicators such as dollars earned and hours worked. Multi-pronged interventions are needed that move beyond simply ensuring that sexual minority workers are employed. Sexual minority workers deserve access to secure, well-paid work with benefits where they can foster…
Inflation hardship, gender, and mental health
Inflation hit a 40 year high in the United States in 2022, yet the impact of inflation related hardships on distress is poorly understood, particularly the impact on women, whose income is already more limited. Using data from the US Household Pulse Survey (September-November 2022), we test whether exposure to inflation hardships is associated with greater distress and whether this association is moderated by gender (n = 119,531). We draw on a li…
Identifying the sociodemographic and work-related factors related to workers’ daily physical activity using a decision tree approach
Age and work-related factors-particularly job skill, and physical strength requirements at work-appeared as the most important factors related to physical activity attainment, and differed based on sex, work hours, and industry. Delineating the hierarchy of factors associated with daily physical activity may assist in targeting preventive strategies aimed at promoting physical activity in workers
Workplace Disclosure Decisions of Older Workers Wanting to Remain Employed: A Qualitative Study of Factors Considered When Contemplating Revealing or Concealing Support Needs
Many older workers want to work longer. However, we understand little about the different workplace support needs they may have and whether workers choose to share their needs with others. The objective of this research was to qualitatively examine workplace disclosure-support decisions among workers aged 50 years and older. Sixty-eight participants from diverse employment sectors and with a range of personal experiences and circumstances (e.g., …
Social inequalities in protective behaviour uptake at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic: Results from a national survey
The effect of welfare reform on the health of the unemployed: Evidence from a natural experiment in Germany
BACKGROUND: Over the past several decades, governments have enacted far-reaching reforms aimed at reducing the generosity and coverage of welfare benefits. Prior literature suggests that these policy measures may have deleterious effects on the health of populations. In this study, we evaluate the impact of one of the largest welfare reforms in recent history-the 2005 Hartz IV reform in Germany-with a focus on estimating its effect on the health …
Government social assistance programmes are failing to protect the health of low-income populations: Evidence from the USA and Canada (2003–2014)
BACKGROUND: Social policies that improve the availability and distribution of key socioeconomic resources such as income, wealth and employment are believed to present the most promising avenue for reducing health inequalities. The present study aims to estimate the effect of social assistance recipiency on the health of low-income earners in the USA and Canada. METHODS: Drawing on nationally representative survey data (National Health Interview …
Is social assistance boosting the health of the poor? Results from Ontario and three countries
The effect of unemployment benefits on health: A propensity score analysis
A glossary of terms for understanding political aspects in the implementation of Health in All Policies (HiAP)
Health in All Policies (HiAP) is a strategy that seeks to integrate health considerations into the development, implementation and evaluation of policies across various non-health sectors of the government. Over the past 15 years, there has been an increase in the uptake of HiAP by local, regional and national governments. Despite the growing popularity of this approach, most existing literature on HiAP implementation remains descriptive rather t…
Associations between race, discrimination and risk for chronic disease in a population-based sample from Canada
Do flexicurity policies protect workers from the adverse health consequences of temporary employment? A cross-national comparative analysis
Flexicurity policies comprise a relatively novel approach to the regulation of work and welfare that aims to combine labour market flexibility with social security. Advocates of this approach argue that, by striking the right balance between flexibility and security, flexicurity policies allow firms to take advantage of loose contractual arrangements in an increasingly competitive economic environment while simultaneously protecting workers from …
Equally inequitable? A cross-national comparative study of racial health inequalities in the United States and Canada
Economic crisis, unemployment and health: Conceptual and methodological issues in the modelling of national contexts
The study by Laanani et al 1 is a welcome contribution to the growing body of empirical literature interrogating the relationship between the recent economic crisis, unemployment and suicide rates. We nevertheless find that their analysis suffers from three major conceptual and methodological shortcomings. First, despite making an important distinction between the direct and indirect effects of the recent economic crisis on suicide rates, we beli…
Welfare Capitalism in Crisis: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Labour Market Policy Responses to the Great Recession
Social policy responses to the recent economic crisis have varied considerably across advanced capitalist countries. This study aims to explain this cross-national diversity through a qualitative comparative analysis of labour market policy responses to the Great Recession across eighteen advanced welfare states. The results of the study suggest that theories of welfare state change that attribute theoretical centrality to political and instituti…
Welfare states, flexible employment, and health: A critical review
Associations between race, discrimination and risk for chronic disease in a population-based sample from Canada
Equally inequitable? A cross-national comparative study of racial health inequalities in the United States and Canada
Welfare Capitalism in Crisis: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Labour Market Policy Responses to the Great Recession
Social policy responses to the recent economic crisis have varied considerably across advanced capitalist countries. This study aims to explain this cross-national diversity through a qualitative comparative analysis of labour market policy responses to the Great Recession across eighteen advanced welfare states. The results of the study suggest that theories of welfare state change that attribute theoretical centrality to political and instituti…
The effect of unemployment benefits on health: A propensity score analysis
Precarious Employment: A Neglected Issue Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Workers
Is social assistance boosting the health of the poor? Results from Ontario and three countries
Social inequalities in protective behaviour uptake at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic: Results from a national survey
A glossary of terms for understanding political aspects in the implementation of Health in All Policies (HiAP)
Health in All Policies (HiAP) is a strategy that seeks to integrate health considerations into the development, implementation and evaluation of policies across various non-health sectors of the government. Over the past 15 years, there has been an increase in the uptake of HiAP by local, regional and national governments. Despite the growing popularity of this approach, most existing literature on HiAP implementation remains descriptive rather t…
Parental employment quality and the mental health and school performance of children and youth
BACKGROUND: Lower-quality employment, characterised by excessive or part-time hours, irregular schedules and inadequate earnings, is a key social determinant of health among adults. Research examining parental employment quality in relation to the mental health and school performance of children is lacking. The study objective was to measure the associations between parental employment quality and child mental health symptoms and school performan…
Precarious, non-standard and informal employment: A glossary
Precarity in employment is an increasingly concerning global phenomenon. Yet, despite its rising prevalence and the significant impact it has on many people’s lives and health, definitions of precarious employment are varied, and different terms are often used interchangeably. Differences between high-income and low-income and middle-income countries, as well as diverse cross-national labour market structures, further complicate the scholarship. …
Workplace Disclosure Decisions of Older Workers Wanting to Remain Employed: A Qualitative Study of Factors Considered When Contemplating Revealing or Concealing Support Needs
Many older workers want to work longer. However, we understand little about the different workplace support needs they may have and whether workers choose to share their needs with others. The objective of this research was to qualitatively examine workplace disclosure-support decisions among workers aged 50 years and older. Sixty-eight participants from diverse employment sectors and with a range of personal experiences and circumstances (e.g., …
Government social assistance programmes are failing to protect the health of low-income populations: Evidence from the USA and Canada (2003–2014)
BACKGROUND: Social policies that improve the availability and distribution of key socioeconomic resources such as income, wealth and employment are believed to present the most promising avenue for reducing health inequalities. The present study aims to estimate the effect of social assistance recipiency on the health of low-income earners in the USA and Canada. METHODS: Drawing on nationally representative survey data (National Health Interview …
Economic crisis, unemployment and health: Conceptual and methodological issues in the modelling of national contexts
The study by Laanani et al 1 is a welcome contribution to the growing body of empirical literature interrogating the relationship between the recent economic crisis, unemployment and suicide rates. We nevertheless find that their analysis suffers from three major conceptual and methodological shortcomings. First, despite making an important distinction between the direct and indirect effects of the recent economic crisis on suicide rates, we beli…
Welfare states, flexible employment, and health: A critical review
Economic crisis, unemployment and health: Conceptual and methodological issues in the modelling of national contexts
The study by Laanani et al 1 is a welcome contribution to the growing body of empirical literature interrogating the relationship between the recent economic crisis, unemployment and suicide rates. We nevertheless find that their analysis suffers from three major conceptual and methodological shortcomings. First, despite making an important distinction between the direct and indirect effects of the recent economic crisis on suicide rates, we beli…
Welfare Capitalism in Crisis: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Labour Market Policy Responses to the Great Recession
Social policy responses to the recent economic crisis have varied considerably across advanced capitalist countries. This study aims to explain this cross-national diversity through a qualitative comparative analysis of labour market policy responses to the Great Recession across eighteen advanced welfare states. The results of the study suggest that theories of welfare state change that attribute theoretical centrality to political and instituti…
Do flexicurity policies protect workers from the adverse health consequences of temporary employment? A cross-national comparative analysis
Flexicurity policies comprise a relatively novel approach to the regulation of work and welfare that aims to combine labour market flexibility with social security. Advocates of this approach argue that, by striking the right balance between flexibility and security, flexicurity policies allow firms to take advantage of loose contractual arrangements in an increasingly competitive economic environment while simultaneously protecting workers from …
Equally inequitable? A cross-national comparative study of racial health inequalities in the United States and Canada
A glossary of terms for understanding political aspects in the implementation of Health in All Policies (HiAP)
Health in All Policies (HiAP) is a strategy that seeks to integrate health considerations into the development, implementation and evaluation of policies across various non-health sectors of the government. Over the past 15 years, there has been an increase in the uptake of HiAP by local, regional and national governments. Despite the growing popularity of this approach, most existing literature on HiAP implementation remains descriptive rather t…
Associations between race, discrimination and risk for chronic disease in a population-based sample from Canada
Government social assistance programmes are failing to protect the health of low-income populations: Evidence from the USA and Canada (2003–2014)
BACKGROUND: Social policies that improve the availability and distribution of key socioeconomic resources such as income, wealth and employment are believed to present the most promising avenue for reducing health inequalities. The present study aims to estimate the effect of social assistance recipiency on the health of low-income earners in the USA and Canada. METHODS: Drawing on nationally representative survey data (National Health Interview …
Is social assistance boosting the health of the poor? Results from Ontario and three countries
The effect of unemployment benefits on health: A propensity score analysis
The effect of welfare reform on the health of the unemployed: Evidence from a natural experiment in Germany
BACKGROUND: Over the past several decades, governments have enacted far-reaching reforms aimed at reducing the generosity and coverage of welfare benefits. Prior literature suggests that these policy measures may have deleterious effects on the health of populations. In this study, we evaluate the impact of one of the largest welfare reforms in recent history-the 2005 Hartz IV reform in Germany-with a focus on estimating its effect on the health …
Social inequalities in protective behaviour uptake at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic: Results from a national survey
Workplace Disclosure Decisions of Older Workers Wanting to Remain Employed: A Qualitative Study of Factors Considered When Contemplating Revealing or Concealing Support Needs
Many older workers want to work longer. However, we understand little about the different workplace support needs they may have and whether workers choose to share their needs with others. The objective of this research was to qualitatively examine workplace disclosure-support decisions among workers aged 50 years and older. Sixty-eight participants from diverse employment sectors and with a range of personal experiences and circumstances (e.g., …
Job quality and precarious employment among lesbian, gay, and bisexual workers: A national study
Inequities in job quality among sexual minorities persist despite comprehensive human rights protections in Canada. These inequities are pervasive, extending well beyond conventional indicators such as dollars earned and hours worked. Multi-pronged interventions are needed that move beyond simply ensuring that sexual minority workers are employed. Sexual minority workers deserve access to secure, well-paid work with benefits where they can foster…
Inflation hardship, gender, and mental health
Inflation hit a 40 year high in the United States in 2022, yet the impact of inflation related hardships on distress is poorly understood, particularly the impact on women, whose income is already more limited. Using data from the US Household Pulse Survey (September-November 2022), we test whether exposure to inflation hardships is associated with greater distress and whether this association is moderated by gender (n = 119,531). We draw on a li…
Identifying the sociodemographic and work-related factors related to workers’ daily physical activity using a decision tree approach
Age and work-related factors-particularly job skill, and physical strength requirements at work-appeared as the most important factors related to physical activity attainment, and differed based on sex, work hours, and industry. Delineating the hierarchy of factors associated with daily physical activity may assist in targeting preventive strategies aimed at promoting physical activity in workers
Precarious employment and the workplace transmission of Covid-19: Evidence from workers’ compensation claims in Ontario, Canada
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between precarious employment and risk of work-related COVID-19 infection in Ontario, Canada. METHODS: We combined data from an administrative census of workers' compensation claims with corresponding labour force statistics to estimate rates of work-related COVID-19 infection between April 2020 and April 2022. Precarious employment was imputed using a job exposure matrix capturing temporary employment, low w…
Precarious Employment: A Neglected Issue Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Workers
Improving LGBT Labor Market Outcomes Through Laws, Workplace Policies, and Support Programs: A Scoping Review
Parental employment quality and the mental health and school performance of children and youth
BACKGROUND: Lower-quality employment, characterised by excessive or part-time hours, irregular schedules and inadequate earnings, is a key social determinant of health among adults. Research examining parental employment quality in relation to the mental health and school performance of children is lacking. The study objective was to measure the associations between parental employment quality and child mental health symptoms and school performan…
Precarious, non-standard and informal employment: A glossary
Precarity in employment is an increasingly concerning global phenomenon. Yet, despite its rising prevalence and the significant impact it has on many people’s lives and health, definitions of precarious employment are varied, and different terms are often used interchangeably. Differences between high-income and low-income and middle-income countries, as well as diverse cross-national labour market structures, further complicate the scholarship. …
Parental employment quality during childhood and mental health in adolescence: A 10-Year Longitudinal Study
Socioeconomic conditions play an important role in shaping the mental health outcomes of children and youth. Socioeconomic disadvantage in early life is often a product of precarious parental employment. Although more and more parents are participating in the workforce, a growing share of working parents rely on jobs that are insecure, unstable, and low paying. Against the backdrop of these trends, we examined the relationship between parental em…
Machine learning and the labor market: A portrait of occupational and worker inequities in Canada
ML exposure is segmented according to occupational and worker sociodemographic characteristics and has the potential to widen inequities in the working population. ML may have a gendered effect and disproportionately impact certain groups of women when compared to men. We provide a critical evidence base to inform strategic responses that ensure inclusion in a working world where ML is commonplace
Employment quality and mortality in Canada
BACKGROUND: Research has shown that workers in non-standard (eg, temporary and part-time) employment experience poorer health outcomes than their permanent, full-time counterparts. However, previous studies have overlooked important differences in the quality of non-standard employment. To address this gap, we examined associations between a diverse typology of employment quality and mortality in Canada. METHODS: The 2006 Canadian Health and Envi…
Socioeconomic inequities in drug poisoning deaths in Canada
Employment and Welfare Studies (16 works) · Medicine (13 works) · Economics (12 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (10 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Demographic economics (8 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Population (7 works)