The current article summarizes the results of a comprehensive review of the international
research published between 1990 and 2010. The research was focused on the prevalence …

Political pronouncements and policy statements include much conjecture concerning the
health and behavioral effects of economic decline. We both summarize empirical research …

The 2016 edition of Society at a Glance examines social well-being and its trends across the
OECD. The number of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) …

We investigate whether job loss due to plant closure causes an increased risk of (cause-
specific) mortality and hospitalization for male workers having strong labour market …

Using Norwegian register data, we estimate how children's school performance is affected
by their parents' exposure to plant closure. Our estimates suggest that paternal job loss has …

This article documents a strong connection between unemployment and mental distress
using data from the Spanish National Health Survey. We exploit the collapse of the …

Denne rapporten handler om sosial ulikhet i helse i Norge–omfang, utviklingstrekk, årsaker
og konsekvenser, og den politikken norske myndigheter fører og bør føre for å redusere …

This paper estimates the causal effect of perceived job insecurity–that is, the fear of
involuntary job loss–on health in a sample of men from 22 European countries. We rely on …

Background Although the unemployment rate in Germany is currently low, more than a
million persons in the country have been out of work for more than a year. In this review …

Social Security eligibility begins at age 62, and approximately one third of Americans
immediately claim at that age. We examine whether age 62 is associated with a …