The Effect of Health on the Labor Force Behavior of Elderly Men in Canada
利用加拿大健康调查数据构建健康指数，估计老年男性的潜在收入，并用层次消除模型分析健康与收入对四种劳动力状态的影响，发现健康与潜在收入同样重要。
This paper estimates a model of the labor force behavior of elderly males in Canada, paying explicit attention to the influence of health. The authors construct a health index using data from the Canada Health Survey. We estimate an earnings equation for fullyear, full-time participants to obtain the potential earnings of each individual. We then examine four labor force states, using a hierarchical elimination-by-aspects (HEBA) model. Our results suggest that health is as important as potential earnings in determining the labor force behavior of men in Canada.