2014
DOI: 10.32468/be.851i
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Health status and labor force participation : evidence for urban low and middle income individuals in Colombia

Abstract: This paper uses the first wave of the Colombian Longitudinal Survey (ELCA) to analyze the relationship between individual health status and labor force participation. The empirical modeling strategy accounts for the presence of potential endogeneity between these two variables. The results show that there is a positive relationship between health and labor force participation in both directions, indicating that better health is likely to lead to a higher probability of participation in the labor market, and al… Show more

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