Job loss and the mental health of spouses and adolescent children

Job loss and the mental health of spouses and adolescent children

Abstract Panel data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey are used to examine the impact of involuntary job loss on the mental health of spouses and adolescent children. Estimates from fixed effects models show that the mental health of women (but not men) declines follo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Melisa Bubonya, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Mark Wooden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2017-05-01
Series:IZA Journal of Labor Economics
Subjects:
Unemployment
Involuntary job loss
Mental health
Families
Spouses
Adolescents
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40172-017-0056-1

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