[…] of latent classes of users of health care. In Chapter 2, using English data taken from the British Household Panel Survey for the period 1991-2001, a positive impact of income on access to and utilisation of primary care is found, especially amongst those with lower levels of utilisation. Chapter 3 proposes a new model […]
In Study 1, data from the first eleven waves (1991-2001) of the British Household Panel Survey were used to explore the impact of poor self-rated health on subsequent employment status for men and women from different social classes. In Studies 3 and 4, two linked longitudinal registers, containing diagnostic and social data on the […]
[…] decision to migrate is based on the expected benefits of moving relative to the costs. However for couple households the migration decision is complicated by its potential impact on the employment, earnings, and well-being of both spouses. In particular, dual-earner families, which are more and more prevalent, may face a situation where one spouse […]
[…] vesting period from 10 to 5 years should increase mobility in Germany by 8%. An indexation of preserved benefits (for vested early leavers) would have a larger impact, increasing mobility by 22%. However, these increases are from low initial mobility rates. Both shorter vesting periods and an indexation of benefits would also reduce retirement […]