Pinna Pintor Matteo, Fumagalli Elena, Suhrcke Marc
Luxembourg Institute of Socio-economic Research (LISER), Esch, Belval, Luxembourg.
School of Economics, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
Health Policy. 2024 May;143:105057. doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105057. Epub 2024 Mar 26.
The relationship between an individual's health and their labour market outcomes has long been a subject of health economics research. This review aims to provide an up-to-date, global review of the substantive findings in the existing literature. We pay particular attention to causal effects, acknowledging the methodological complexities that have long challenged the research and emphasizing the importance of overcoming them to present robust, policy-relevant evidence. The recent literature shows a notable advancement in addressing these methodological issues compared to previous work. The evidence reviewed suggests that individuals with better health overwhelmingly exhibit higher earnings and often enhanced labour supply. These findings extend beyond geographical boundaries, as evidence from diverse regions underscores the global significance of this association. The review covers evidence from a wide range of health indicators and conditions - including e.g. self-reported health, chronic diseases, disability, nutritional health, infections, mental health, addictions and others. Within and across the different health domains, the health-related factors exert varying degrees of influence on labour market outcomes, highlighting the multifaceted nature of the health-labour relationship and its potentially profound implications for individuals, communities, and economies.
个人健康与其劳动力市场结果之间的关系长期以来一直是健康经济学研究的主题。本综述旨在对现有文献中的实质性研究结果进行最新的全球综述。我们特别关注因果效应，认识到长期以来一直困扰该研究的方法复杂性，并强调克服这些复杂性以提供有力的、与政策相关的证据的重要性。与先前的研究相比，近期文献在解决这些方法问题方面有了显著进展。综述的证据表明，健康状况较好的个人绝大多数收入更高，劳动力供给往往也有所增加。这些发现超越了地理界限，因为来自不同地区的证据凸显了这种关联的全球意义。该综述涵盖了来自广泛健康指标和状况的证据，包括例如自我报告的健康状况、慢性病、残疾、营养健康、感染、心理健康、成瘾等。在不同的健康领域内部和之间，与健康相关的因素对劳动力市场结果产生不同程度的影响，凸显了健康与劳动力关系的多面性及其对个人、社区和经济的潜在深远影响。
