CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2018
| Author | White, Michelle Aster |
|---|---|
| Title | Examining the interactions between health and labour market earnings: A comparison of foreign-born individuals and natives in the USA |
| Summary | Extensive research on integration of immigrants into native populations has focused on economic factors or health differences between immigrants and native populations. However, there is a gap in the literature in examining whether differing health variables have an effect on labour market outcomes. This seems to be an oversight as it is broadly acknowledged that health can be understood as a part of human capital. The thesis seeks to explore if differences exist between native populations and immigrant populations when we include health variables into existing models of human capital and its effect on wage earnings. The analysis will present a series of multiple regressions that include health variables to examine what impact they have on potential earnings and whether there are differences between immigrant and native populations. There are great implications for public policy as this would mean that health policies would have to be more broadly considered as they would affect labour market outcomes. |
| Supervisor | Kahanec, Martin; Pareja-Alcaraz, Pablo |
| Department | School of Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2018/white_michelle.pdf |
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