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Title: Essays in Health Economics and Labor Economics

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2018

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Abstract: Chapter I: The Impact of Occupation on Health Participation in meaningful occupations contributes to good health and well-being. Workers are more likely to derive satisfaction from participating in occupations well-suited to their skills and training. This project provides causal evidence of the impact of occupation on health among college graduates. In particular, I estimate the health effect of participation in occupations well-suited to their education level, that is, occupations that value college education. Valuation of college education in an occupation is measured by occupation-specific college earning premium: the adjusted percentage difference in earnings between workers with and without college degrees in this given occupation. The causal inference relies on estimation with instrumental variables, which are constructed in the spirit of Hausman’s price instrumental variables. The result suggests that college educated individuals participating in occupations with higher college earning premiums have better self-reported health, even after accounting for income, occupational . . .

Url: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4n59t2qc

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Authors: Gu, Ming

Institution: UCLA

Department: Economics

Advisor: Moshe Buchinsky

Degree: PhD

Publisher Location: Los Angeles

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Topics: Health, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other

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