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Title: The Male Labor Force Participation Decision: Health, Reported Health, and Economic Incentives
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1. Parsons, Donald O.
The Male Labor Force Participation Decision: Health, Reported Health, and Economic Incentives
Economica 49,193 (February 1982): 81-91.
Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2553527
Cohort(s): Older Men
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing, Inc. => Wiley Online
Keyword(s): Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Self-Reporting; Social Security; Unemployment; Welfare

In this study, a recursive model of non-participation and self-rated health is estimated. Economic incentive variables strongly influence the participation decision and health assessment. In addition, the magnitude of bias in labor supply models that use self-rate health is estimated.
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Parsons, Donald O. "The Male Labor Force Participation Decision: Health, Reported Health, and Economic Incentives." Economica 49,193 (February 1982): 81-91.