Joint effects of ill-health, health shocks and social protection on the intensive margin of labour supply: evidence from Malawi.
Health Econ Rev
; 14(1): 75, 2024 Sep 17.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
There is sparse evidence on the joint effects of ill-health, health shocks and social protection on the intensive margin of labour supply, particularly in developing countries. We interact ill-health and health shocks with access to social protection and estimate their joint effects on weekly hours of work.METHODS:
We employ a zero-inflated Poisson model to assess joint effects of ill-health, health shocks and social protection on weekly hours of work exploiting pooled repeated cross-sectional data from Malawi.RESULTS:
We find that overall, individuals who suffered from ill-health or a health shock, including an illness/injury, a hospital admission or a chronic illness and benefited from social protection, reduced their weekly hours of work.CONCLUSIONS:
The study provides novel empirical evidence on the potential joint effects of ill-health, health shocks and social protection on the intensive margin of labour supply, shedding light on the role social protection can play in developing countries.
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MEDLINE
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Health Econ Rev
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
País de afiliação:
Tailândia
País de publicação:
Alemanha