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January 1, 1987The Journal of Human Resources

The Effect of Health on the Labor Force Behavior of Elderly Men in Canada

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JBJon A. BreslawMSMorton Stelcner

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Implication

Cross-sectional analysis finds health dictates labor force choices among older men, suggesting physical well-being matches potential earnings in driving retirement decisions.

Key Points

  • Determine the relative importance of health status compared to potential earnings in shaping the labor force behavior and retirement choices of elderly men.
  • Constructed an individual health index using observational data from the Canada Health Survey.
  • Estimated an earnings equation for full-year, full-time workers to compute potential earnings for each participant.
  • Modeled four discrete labor force states using a hierarchical elimination-by-aspects (HEBA) framework.
  • Health status significantly drives the selection of labor force participation states among elderly men.
  • The influence of health on labor force participation is as substantial in magnitude as potential earnings.

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Breslaw et al. (1987) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8dce7e2261ca2436cf8d03https://doi.org/10.2307/145694
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