This paper examines the labour market impacts of lifestyle risk factors and associated
chronic diseases, in terms of employment opportunities, wages, productivity, sick leave …

This independent review has explored the challenges faced by individuals who are addicted
to alcohol or drugs, or are obese, when they seek to enter, return to and/or remain in work …

The relationship between an individual's health and their labour market outcomes has long
been a subject of health economic research. This review aims to provide an up-to-date …

Although a negative association between obesity and labour market outcomes is commonly
reported in many studies, the causal nature of this relationship remains unclear. Using …

Background and objectives: Health selection into unemployment may be either direct or
operate by reference to health-related behaviours rather than health per se (indirect …

Introduction Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like cancer, cardiovascular disease, and
diabetes have spread at a remarkable pace in European countries over the past decades …

This paper analyses the effects of health on wages in sixteen European countries using
production frontier methodology. It is assumed that workers have a potential …

Background Fluctuations in the national economy shape labour market opportunities and
outcomes, which in turn influence the health conditions of older workers. This study …

Using data from two rounds of the Health Survey for England I investigate the impact of
obesity on employment. I use three approaches: a univariate probit model; propensity score …

Objectives This paper examines the impact of obesity on labour market participation among
Canadian women by using various Canadian population health surveys. Methods We …