The effect of obesity, alcohol misuse and smoking on employment and hours worked: evidence from the Icelandic economic collapse

The effect of obesity, alcohol misuse and smoking on employment and hours worked: evidence from the Icelandic economic collapse

In this study the relationship between obesity, alcohol misuse, smoking and changes in quantity of labor supplied during an economic meltdown are examined. The data used stem from a health and lifestyle panel survey carried out by the Public Health Institute of Iceland in 2007 and 2009. Probit analy...

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Published in:Review of economics of the household Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 313 - 335
Main Authors: Ásgeirsdóttir, Tinna Laufey, Berndsen, Harpa H., Guðmundsdóttir, Bryndís Þ., Gunnarsdóttir, Bryndís A., Halldórsdóttir, Hugrún J.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York Springer US 01-06-2016
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Absenteeism
Alcohol
Alcohol abuse
Alcohol use
Body mass index
Business cycles
Economic analysis
Economic models
Economic statistics
Economic theory
Economics
Economics and Finance
Employment
Exercise
Females
Gender differences
Health behavior
Health care expenditures
Health risk assessment
Health risks
Households
Labor Economics
Labor market
Labor supply
Lifestyles
Microeconomics
Obesity
Population Economics
Productivity
Public health
Smoking
Social research
Social Sciences
Studies
Workers
Working hours
Iceland
Obesity
Labor supply
Business cycles
E00
Employment
Alcohol
I10
J01
J23
J22
J16
Smoking
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Summary:In this study the relationship between obesity, alcohol misuse, smoking and changes in quantity of labor supplied during an economic meltdown are examined. The data used stem from a health and lifestyle panel survey carried out by the Public Health Institute of Iceland in 2007 and 2009. Probit analysis was used to assess if pre-crisis body weight, alcohol misuse or smoking were related to subsequent job-loss or a reduction in hours worked following the 2008 economic collapse in Iceland. Results indicated that body weight, alcohol misuse and smoking are related to reductions in quantity of labor supplied for females only. Female body mass index was positively related to the probability of a reduction in quantity of labor supplied, while alcohol misuse and smoking were negatively related to the probability of decreasing hours worked for females.
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ISSN:1569-5239
1573-7152
DOI:10.1007/s11150-013-9225-6