title: Health impairments and labour market outcomes.
abstract: Our analysis is based on the 2008 Athens Area Study and exploits detailed information regarding health impairments and labour market outcomes for Greek males. Distinguishing between healthy and heath-impaired employees who have or do not have work limitations, the unobserved productivity effect of health is separated from discrimination. We then estimate a regression model that includes terms to correct for employment selection and endogenous stratification of self-reported health condition. A penalty for productivity limitation exists. Evidence of wage discrimination is also found. Both findings are statistically significant and highlight the necessity for instituting active policies against unequal treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Accounting and Finance, Athens University of Economics and Business, 76 Patision Str, 104 34 Athens, Greece. ndrydakis@econ.soc.uoc.gr
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Drydakis
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D004526:Efficiency; D004651:Employment / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006115:Greece; D006304:Health Status; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D018803:Models, Economic; D011287:Prejudice; D012044:Regression Analysis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012944:Social Support; D013223:Statistics as Topic