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Why are the unemployed in worse health? The causal effect of unemployment on health

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ID23355960
AuthorsHendrik Schmitz (0000-0002-0253-102X, RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume18
Issue1
Pages71-78
Publication date2011-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLabour Economics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0927-5371 • E-ISSN: 1879-1034
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.labeco.2010.08.005
OpenAlexW2159224106
LanguageEN
Citations received66
References cited24

Closure (psychology) · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · German · Labour economics · Mental health · Unemployment · Employment and Welfare Studies · Global Health Care Issues · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine

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