Year: 2020
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: A burgeoning body of literature suggests that poor childhood health leads to adverse health outcomes, lower educational attainment and weaker labour market outcomes in adulthood. We focus on an important but under-researched topic, which is the role played by infection-related hospitalization (IRH) in childhood and its links to labour market outcomes later in life. The participants aged 24-30 years in 2001 N = 1706 were drawn from the Young Finns Study, which includes comprehensive registry data on IRHs in childhood at ages 0-18 years. These data are linked to longitudinal registry information on labour market outcomes (2001-2012) and parental background (1980). The estimations were performed using ordinary least squares (OLS). The results showed that having an additional IRH is associated with lower log earnings (b = -0.110, 95 % confidence interval (CI): -0.193; -0.026), fewer years of being employed (b = -0.018, 95 % CI: -0.031; -0.005), a higher probability of receiving any social income transfers (b = 0.012, 95 % CI: -0.002; 0.026) and larger social income transfers, conditional on receiving any (b = 0.085, 95 % CI: 0.025; 0.145). IRHs are negatively linked to human capital accumulation, which explains a considerable part of the observed associations between IRHs and labour market outcomes. We did not find support for the hypothesis that adult health mediates the link.
Source: Economics & Human Biology
Institutions: University of Jyväskylä, IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, University College London, National Institute of Economic and Social Research, Labour Institute for Economic Research, University of Helsinki, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Tampere University, Tampere University Hospital, University of Tampere, University of Turku, Turku University Hospital, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Fimlab (Finland)
Language: English
Subfield: Economics and Econometrics
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $912
Funders: Foundation for Cardiovascular Research, Yrjö Jahnssonin Säätiö, Kela, Academy of Finland, Suomen Kulttuurirahasto, Juho Vainion Säätiö, Signe ja Ane Gyllenbergin Säätiö, Emil Aaltosen Säätiö, Sydäntutkimussäätiö, Sigrid Juséliuksen Säätiö, Tampereen Tuberkuloosisäätiö, Diabetesliitto, Paavo Nurmen Säätiö, Tays, European Research Council, Jenny ja Antti Wihurin Rahasto
Awards: G1037428335, G1255523522, G1335418636, G1601895641, G1872575776, G1891033315, G2026946236, G2230772921, G2330237237, G247187792, G2513778610, G3111916513, G3213590351, G33539551, G3582688621, G3858258543, G4139205196, G4321089066, G4351223834, G4530067370, G4655867613, G4965406020, G5090981026, G5208171454, G523551622, G5474452856, G5646563246, G5678199996, G5770909501, G6164432047, G6219543917, G6310393984, G6355767702, G6682689995, G6802942620, G69797456, G8950285126, G992154238
OpenAlex ID: W3003256605