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The impact of regional unemployment on two self-reported measures of health: evidence from England, Scotland, and Wales 1999-2018

Dietz, Vilde Elisabeth LU (2021) NEKN01 20211
Department of Economics
Abstract
This study investigates how regional unemployment rates affect two self-reported measures of health: psychological distress and health satisfaction. Employing a panel data fixed effects design, we identify countercyclicality in psychological distress and unclear effects for health satisfaction. The countercyclicality of psychological distress appears to be primarily driven by effects experienced by those aged 35-44, men without tertiary education, and men aged 25-34. We expand upon the methods commonly used in the literature to consider potential asymmetric and non-linear effects yet find no evidence for their presence in our sample. We show that the choice of timespan and level of analysis does not influence the direction of our results,... (More)
This study investigates how regional unemployment rates affect two self-reported measures of health: psychological distress and health satisfaction. Employing a panel data fixed effects design, we identify countercyclicality in psychological distress and unclear effects for health satisfaction. The countercyclicality of psychological distress appears to be primarily driven by effects experienced by those aged 35-44, men without tertiary education, and men aged 25-34. We expand upon the methods commonly used in the literature to consider potential asymmetric and non-linear effects yet find no evidence for their presence in our sample. We show that the choice of timespan and level of analysis does not influence the direction of our results, yet matters to the strength and significance of the identified countercyclicality. Our findings highlight the relevance of the methodological debates in the literature and point to some limitations to the standard modelling framework. (Less)
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author
Dietz, Vilde Elisabeth LU
supervisor
organization
course
NEKN01 20211
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
survey data, health, unemployment, fixed effects
language
English
id
9064661
date added to LUP
2021-10-14 10:10:13
date last changed
2021-10-14 10:10:13
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  abstract     = {{This study investigates how regional unemployment rates affect two self-reported measures of health: psychological distress and health satisfaction. Employing a panel data fixed effects design, we identify countercyclicality in psychological distress and unclear effects for health satisfaction. The countercyclicality of psychological distress appears to be primarily driven by effects experienced by those aged 35-44, men without tertiary education, and men aged 25-34. We expand upon the methods commonly used in the literature to consider potential asymmetric and non-linear effects yet find no evidence for their presence in our sample. We show that the choice of timespan and level of analysis does not influence the direction of our results, yet matters to the strength and significance of the identified countercyclicality. Our findings highlight the relevance of the methodological debates in the literature and point to some limitations to the standard modelling framework.}},
  author       = {{Dietz, Vilde Elisabeth}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The impact of regional unemployment on two self-reported measures of health: evidence from England, Scotland, and Wales 1999-2018}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}