Economic conditions and health: local effects, national effect and local area heterogeneity
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Author(s)
Janke, Katharina
Lee, Kevin
Propper, Carol
Shields, Kalvinder
Shields, Michael A
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We study the relationship between health and changing economic conditions in local areas using a GVAR model that allows for dynamic and interdependent responses to local and national economic conditions. We examine quarterly British data for 2002–2016 for 131 local areas, which displays considerable heterogeneity in economic conditions. We find robust evidence that health improves as the local economy (employment) expands, but that it takes over 2 years to realise the full effect. This relationship holds for musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, and mental health conditions. We find considerable response heterogeneity at the local area level with the strongest relationship between changes in economic conditions and health found for areas with more traditional industrial structures.
Date Issued
2023-10-01
Date Acceptance
2023-07-06
Citation
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2023, 214, pp.801-828
ISSN
0167-2681
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
801
End Page
828
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Volume
214
Copyright Statement
© 2023 Published by Elsevier B.V. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Identifier
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2023.07.003
Subjects
1401 Economic Theory
1402 Applied Economics
1403 Econometrics
Economics
Publication Status
Published
Rights Embargo Date
2025-03-10
Date Publish Online
2023-09-11