Abstract
We investigate the association between pre-cancer job dissatisfaction and return-to-work probability 3 years after a cancer diagnosis. We use a Danish data set combining administrative data and a survey to breast and colon cancer survivors. We find that the return-to-work probability has a negative correlation with pre-cancer job dissatisfaction with mental demands (where the correlation is driven by the high-educated) and with physical demands and the superior (where the correlation is driven by the low-educated). Educational gradients in the probability of returning to work after cancer are not significantly affected by controlling for pre-cancer job dissatisfaction and pre-cancer ability to work.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Applied Economics |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 49 |
| Pages (from-to) | 4982-4998 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISSN | 0003-6846 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- ability to work
- desire to work
- educational gradient
- employment
- Health shock
- job satisfaction
