Health shocks, health and labour market dynamics, and the socioeconomic-health gradient in older Singaporeans

• Main Authors: CHENG, Terence C., KIM, Seonghoon, PETRIE, Dennis
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2024
• Subjects: Health and socioeconomic gradient; Labor market dynamics; Health shocks; Monthly panel data; Singapore; Asian Studies; Behavioral Economics; Gerontology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/2752; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116796
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Health disparities by socioeconomic status (SES) are potentially shaped by how an individual's health status and work capacity are affected by the incidence of illness, and how these effects vary across SES groups. We examine the impact of illness on the dynamics of health status, work activity...