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Economic Upturns are good for Your Heart but Watch out for Accidents: A Study on Swedish Regional Data 1976-2005
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Abstract This paper explores the relationship between the regional unemployment rate and total and cause-specific mortality in Sweden during 1976-2005. Overall mortality is unrelated to changes in the unemployment rate, while the biggest cause of death (heart disease) decreases when the unemployment rate dec... view more
This paper explores the relationship between the regional unemployment rate and total and cause-specific mortality in Sweden during 1976-2005. Overall mortality is unrelated to changes in the unemployment rate, while the biggest cause of death (heart disease) decreases when the unemployment rate decreases. At the same time other accidents, including job-related accidents, increase when the unemployment rate decreases. Swedish evidence provides no support for the US research findings that short-term increases in the unemployment rate are bad for your health in general.... view less
Classification
National Economy
Population Studies, Sociology of Population
Document language
English
Publication Year
2010
Page/Pages
p. 615-625
Journal
Applied Economics, 42 (2010) 5
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840701704519
ISSN
1466-4283
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)