Job Loss, Firm‐Level Heterogeneity and Mortality: Evidence from Administrative Data
38 Pages Posted: 16 Nov 2015
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Job Loss, Firm-Level Heterogeneity and Mortality: Evidence from Administrative Data
Job Loss, Firm‐Level Heterogeneity and Mortality: Evidence from Administrative Data
Job Loss, Firm-Level Heterogeneity and Mortality: Evidence from Administrative Data
Abstract
This paper estimates the effect of job loss on mortality for older male workers with strong labor force attachment. Using Dutch administrative data, we find that job loss due to sudden firm closure increased the probability to die within five years by a sizable 0.60 percentage points. Importantly, this effect is estimated using a model that controls for firm‐level worker characteristics, such as firm‐level average mortality rates for mortality during the four years prior to the year of observation. On the mechanism driving the effect of job loss on mortality, we provide evidence for an effect running through stress and changes in life style.
Keywords: job loss, mortality, treatment effect
JEL Classification: C21, I10, J63
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