Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
Working Papers,
Örebro University, School of Business
No 2006:9: Economic Upturns are Good for Your Heart but Watch out for Accidents
Mikael Svensson ()
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Mikael Svensson: Department of Business, Economics, Statistics and Informatics, Postal: Örebro University, Department of Business, Economics, Statistics and Informatics, SE - 701 82 ÖREBRO, Sweden
Abstract: This paper explores the relationship between the regional unemployment rate and total and cause-specific mortality in Sweden during 1976-2005. Overall mortality is unrelated to changes in the unemployment rate, while the biggest cause of death (heart disease) decreases during economic upturns. At the same time other accidents, including job-related accidents, increase during economic upturns. Swedish evidence provides no support for the US papers which have found that short-term economic upturns are bad for your health in general.
Keywords: Determinants of Health; Mortality; Unemployment
18 pages, First version: December 14, 2006. Revised: June 26, 2007.
- Published as
- Mikael Svensson, (2010), 'Economic Upturns are Good for Your Heart but Watch out for Accidents', Applied Economics, vol 42, pages 615-625
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