The effect of a minor health shock on labour market outcomes: The case of concussions.

Autor/inn/en	Fouquet, Florian; Meehan, Lisa; Pacheco, Gail; Theadom, Alice
Institution	Auckland University of Technology / Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
Titel	The effect of a minor health shock on labour market outcomes: The case of concussions. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Die Auswirkungen eines geringfügigen Gesundheitsschocks auf die Arbeitsmarktergebnisse: Der Fall von Gehirnerschütterungen.
Quelle	Auckland (2023), 30 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	Economics working paper series / Auckland University of Technology. 2023,06
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Soziale Kosten; Unfallversicherung; Beschäftigungseffekt; Einkommenseffekt; Lohnkostenzuschuss; Volkswirtschaftliche Kosten; Arbeitskräfteangebot; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Qualifikation; Arbeitspapier; Auswirkung; Einflussfaktor; Geschlechtsspezifik; Abhängig Beschäftigter; Hirnverletzter; Unfallverletzter; Neuseeland
Abstract	"The literature on health shocks finds that minor injuries have only a short-term impact on labor market outcomes. However, mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBIs, commonly referred to as concussions) may be different as the medical literature highlights that they can have long-term health and cognitive effects. We use administrative data on all medically-diagnosed mTBIs in New Zealand linked to monthly tax records to examine the labour market effects of suffering a mTBI up to four years after the injury. We use a comparison group of those who suffer a mTBI but at a later date to overcome potential endogeneity issues, and employ a doubly-robust difference-in-differences method. We find that suffering a mTBI has negative effects on both employment and earnings. Rather than dissipating over time, these negative effects grow, representing a decrease in employment rate of 20 percentage points and earning losses of about a third after 48 months. Our results highlight the need for timely diagnosis and treatment to mitigate the effect of mTBIs on individuals' labor market outcomes to reduce economic and social costs." The study refers to the period 2010-2022. (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku)..
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2024/1