Macroeconomic conditions and population health in Iceland

Birgisdóttir, Kristín Helga; Ásgeirsdóttir, Tinna Laufey

doi:10.4054/demres.2017.37.25

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“…For example, for mortality in the United States, several manuscripts examined identical data sets using similar mortality measures, but because of differences in covariate adjustment or sample restrictions, produced different estimates (12, 109). In other cases, authors presented study statistics in formats that cannot be easily compared with other studies, such as probit estimates (36, 38, 42, 95). Roughly 6% of models present only a P -value, without a confidence interval or standard error.…”

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How and why studies disagree about the effects of education on health: A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies of compulsory schooling laws

Hamad

Elser

Tran

et al. 2018

Social Science & Medicine

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Rich literatures across multiple disciplines document the association between increased educational attainment and improved health. While quasi-experimental studies have exploited variation in educational policies to more rigorously estimate the health effects of education, there remains disagreement about whether education and health are causally linked. The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to characterize this literature, with a focus on quasi-experimental studies of compulsory schooling laws (CSLs). Articles from 1990 to 2015 were obtained through electronic searches and manual searches of reference lists. We searched for English-language studies and included manuscripts if: (1) they involved original data analysis; (2) outcomes were health-related; and (3) the primary predictor utilized variation in CSLs. We identified 89 articles in 25 countries examining over 25 health outcomes, with over 600 individual point estimates. We systematically characterized heterogeneity on key study design features and conducted a meta-analysis of studies with comparable health outcome and exposure variables. Within countries, studies differed in terms of birth cohorts included, the measurement of health outcomes within a given category, and the type of CSL variation examined. Over 90% of manuscripts included multiple analytic techniques, such as econometric and standard regression methods, with as many as 31 "primary" models in a single study. A qualitative synthesis of study findings indicated that educational attainment has an effect on the majority of health outcomes-most beneficial, some negative-while the meta-analysis demonstrated small beneficial effects for mortality, smoking, and obesity. Future work could focus on inconsistent findings identified by this study, or review the health effects of other types of educational policies.

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How and why studies disagree about the effects of education on health: A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies of compulsory schooling laws

Hamad

Elser

Tran

et al. 2018

Social Science & Medicine

134

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“…Icelandic data on the relationship between business cycles in general (Birgisdóttir & Ásgeirsdóttir, 2017) or specific macroeconomic events that occurred well prior to the Great Recession (Ólafsdóttir et al, 2016) have found null effects or even a negative effect of increased economic activity on heart health. Based on those results alone, one might have presumed that the Great Recession was likely to be beneficial to heart health in the Icelandic population.…”

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“…Furthermore, data from the emergency departments in Iceland's capital area indicate a considerable increase in cardiac emergency department attendance during the first week of the economic collapse, particularly among females, and particularly with IHD diagnoses (Gudjonsdottir et al, 2012). This negative effect on heart health is not in accordance with results from other business cycles over the years in Iceland, that have generally shown null-effects (Birgisdóttir & Ásgeirsdóttir, 2017) or negative effects on heart health during times of increased economic activity (Ólafsdóttir et al, 2016). As our analysis includes both general business-cycle fluctuations as well as the sharp collapse associated with the Great Recession, we aim to separate the two and estimate their relationship to cardiovascular health.…”

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The effect of the economic collapse in Iceland on the probability of cardiovascular events

Birgisdóttir

Hauksdóttir

Ruhm

et al. 2020

Economics & Human Biology

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“…This negative relationship is confirmed by several further studies, among all by Ariizumi and Schirle ( 36 ) for middle-aged Canadians. Birgisdóttir and Ásgeirsdóttir ( 37 ) report the pro-cyclical nature of unemployment for the middle-aged Iceland population. Tapia Granados and Ionides ( 38 ) estimate that when unemployment increases by 1%, it is linked to mortality drop by 0.5%.…”

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How the Labor Market Affects the Self-Perceived Health of Older Workers. The Evidence From Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs)

Ucieklak-Jeż

Bem

2021

Front. Public Health

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Background: The paper aims to analyze the impact of key labor market indicators on the self-assessed health of the population of older workers (aged 55–64).Methods: Authors build the econometric models where the dependent variable is the self-perceived health status (for women and men separately). Explanatory variables are selected key indicators of the labor market, covering unemployment, including long-term, inactivity, or under-employment. The average household income is used to control the effect of wealth. Additionally, the models incorporate the variable describing the proximity of retirement. The research sample consists of nine countries of Central and Eastern Europe: Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Bulgaria, and Romania.Results and Conclusions: The study confirms that in the group of elderly workers, the perceived state of health is influenced by long-term unemployment, inactivity, and, in the case of women, time-related underemployment.

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Macroeconomic conditions and population health in Iceland

Cited by 10 publications

References 63 publications

How and why studies disagree about the effects of education on health: A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies of compulsory schooling laws

How and why studies disagree about the effects of education on health: A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies of compulsory schooling laws

The effect of the economic collapse in Iceland on the probability of cardiovascular events

How the Labor Market Affects the Self-Perceived Health of Older Workers. The Evidence From Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs)

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