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Health and work in the family : evidence from spouses' cancer diagnoses / by Sung-Hee Jeon and R. Vincent Pohl.CS11-0019/381E-PDF

Using Canadian administrative data from multiple sources, this study provides the first nationally representative estimates of the effect of individuals’ cancer diagnoses on the employment and earnings of their spouses and on total family income. This effect is theoretically ambiguous, but clear evidence for a reduction in employment and earnings among men and women is found. These results are interpreted as individuals taking time off work in order to care for their sick spouse (caregiver effect). In order to give a causal interpretation of the results, a combination of matching and individual fixed effects are employed.

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Department/Agency
  • Statistics Canada.
TitleHealth and work in the family : evidence from spouses' cancer diagnoses / by Sung-Hee Jeon and R. Vincent Pohl.
Series title
  • Analytical Studies Branch research paper series, 1205-9153 ; no. 381
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Issued also in French under title: Santé et travail dans la famille : les données probantes liées au diagnostic de cancer d’un conjoint.
  • "Release date: July 22, 2016.”
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada, c2016.
Author / Contributor
  • Jeon, Sung-Hee.
  • Pohl, R. Vincent.
Description50 p.
ISBN978-0-660-05807-8
Catalogue number
  • CS11-0019/381E-PDF
Departmental catalogue number11F0019M No. 381
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