Subjective health assessments and active labor market participation of older men: evidence from a semiparametric binary choice model with nonadditive correlated individual-specific effects

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serval:BIB_4AB459822247
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
Subjective health assessments and active labor market participation of older men: evidence from a semiparametric binary choice model with nonadditive correlated individual-specific effects
Journal
Review of Economics and Statistics
Author(s)
Maurer J., Klein R., Vella F.
ISSN
0034-6535
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2011
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
93
Number
3
Pages
764-774
Language
english
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Publication type : Article
Abstract
We use panel data from the U. S. Health and Retirement Study, 1992-2002, to estimate the effect of self-assessed health limitations on the active labor market participation of older men. Self-assessments of health are likely to be endogenous to labor supply due to justification bias and individual-specific heterogeneity in subjective evaluations. We address both concerns. We propose a semiparametric binary choice procedure that incorporates nonadditive correlated individual-specific effects. Our estimation strategy identifies and estimates the average partial effects of health and functioning on labor market participation. The results indicate that poor health plays a major role in labor market exit decisions.
Keywords
Self-reported health, Retirement behavior, Response models, Social-security, Cross-section, Pensions, Work
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