Return to work after cancer and pre-cancer job dissatisfaction

Eskil Heinesen*, Christophe Kolodziejczyk, Jacob Ladenburg, Ingelise Andersen, Karsten Thielen

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Abstract

We investigate the association between pre-cancer job dissatisfaction and return-to-work probability 3 years after a cancer diagnosis. We use a Danish data set combining administrative data and a survey to breast and colon cancer survivors. We find that the return-to-work probability has a negative correlation with pre-cancer job dissatisfaction with mental demands (where the correlation is driven by the high-educated) and with physical demands and the superior (where the correlation is driven by the low-educated). Educational gradients in the probability of returning to work after cancer are not significantly affected by controlling for pre-cancer job dissatisfaction and pre-cancer ability to work.

Original languageEnglish
JournalApplied Economics
Volume49
Issue number49
Pages (from-to)4982-4998
Number of pages17
ISSN0003-6846
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Keywords

  • ability to work
  • desire to work
  • educational gradient
  • employment
  • Health shock
  • job satisfaction

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