How Do Macro-Level Contexts and Policies Affect the Employment Chances of Chronically Ill and Disabled People? Part II: The Impact of Active and Passive Labor Market Policies

2011 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 415-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Holland ◽  
Lotta Nylén ◽  
Karsten Thielen ◽  
Kjetil A. van der Wel ◽  
Wen-Hao Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Chronically Ill ◽  
Macro Level ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Labor Market Policies ◽  
The Impact

How Do Macro-Level Contexts and Policies Affect the Employment Chances of Chronically Ill and Disabled People? Part I: The Impact of Recession and Deindustrialization

2011 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 395-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Holland ◽  
Bo Burström ◽  
Margaret Whitehead ◽  
Finn Diderichsen ◽  
Espen Dahl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronically Ill ◽  
Macro Level ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Adverse Employment Histories and Later Health Functioning: European Findings Based on Life Histories From SHARE and ELSA

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 560-560
Author(s):  
Christian Deindl ◽  
Morten Wahrendorf
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Verbal Memory ◽  
Life Histories ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Health Functioning ◽  
Labor Market Policies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
National Labor Market ◽  
Employment Histories

Abstract We investigate associations between adverse employment histories over time and health functioning in later life, and explore moderation by national labor market policies. Harmonized life history data come from two studies, SHARE and ELSA, with health beyond age 50 (men= 11,621; women= 10,999). Adverse employment histories consist of precarious, discontinued and disadvantaged careers between age 25 and 50, and we use depressive symptoms, grip strength and verbal memory as outcomes. Adverse employment histories are associated with poor health functioning later in life, especially repeated periods of unemployment, involuntary job losses, weak labor market ties and disadvantaged occupational positions. We find no variations of the associations by national labor market policies. Our study highlights the need to improve working conditions at early career stages. Despite the importance in shaping employment histories, the role of national policies in modifying the impact of employment on health is less clear.

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