Bradley Cathy J, Bednarek Heather L, Neumark David
Department of Medicine, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, USA.
J Health Econ. 2002 Sep;21(5):757-79. doi: 10.1016/s0167-6296(02)00059-0.
Relying on data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) linked to longitudinal social security earnings data, we examine differences between breast cancer survivors and a non-cancer control group in employment, hours worked, wages, and earnings. Overall, breast cancer has a negative impact on employment. However, among survivors who work, hours of work, wages, and earnings are higher compared to women in the control group. We explore possible biases underlying these estimates, focusing on selection, but cannot rule out a causal interpretation. Our research points to heterogeneous labor market responses to breast cancer, and shows that breast cancer does not appear to be debilitating for women who remain in the work force.
基于与纵向社会保障收入数据相关联的健康与退休研究（HRS）的数据，我们研究了乳腺癌幸存者与非癌症对照组在就业、工作时长、工资和收入方面的差异。总体而言，乳腺癌对就业有负面影响。然而，在有工作的幸存者中，其工作时长、工资和收入相较于对照组女性更高。我们探讨了这些估计背后可能存在的偏差，重点关注选择偏差，但无法排除因果解释。我们的研究指出了劳动力市场对乳腺癌的异质性反应，并表明乳腺癌似乎不会使仍在劳动力队伍中的女性丧失工作能力。
