Arbeitspapier
Health and Health Inequality during the Great Recession: Evidence from the PSID
We estimate the impact of the Great Recession of 2007–2009 on health outcomes in the United States. We show that a one percentage point increase in the unemployment rate resulted in a 7.8–8.8 percent increase in reports of poor health. Mental health was also adversely impacted and reports of chronic drinking increased. These effects were concentrated among those with strong labor force attachments. Whites, the less educated, and women were the most impacted demographic groups.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 10808
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Health Behavior
Health and Inequality
- Subject
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health outcomes
health behaviors
Great Recession
inequality
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Wang, Chenggang
Wang, Huixia
Halliday, Timothy J.
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (who)
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Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
- (where)
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Bonn
- (when)
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2017
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Wang, Chenggang
- Wang, Huixia
- Halliday, Timothy J.
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2017
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