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Title:
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Work, risk and health: differences between immigrants and natives in Spain
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Author:
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Solé, Meritxell; Díaz Serrano, Lluís; Rodríguez, Marisol
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Other authors:
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Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Departament d'Economia |
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Resum:
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We analyze the impact of working and contractual conditions, particularly exposure to job risks, on the probability of acquiring a disability. We postulate a model in which this impact is mediated by the choice of occupation, with a level of risk associated to it. We assume this choice is endogenous, and that it depends on preferences and opportunities in the labour market, both of which may differ between immigrants and natives. To test this hypothesis we use data from the Continuous Sample of Working Lives of the Spanish SS system. It contains individual, job and firm information of over a million workers, including a representative sample of immigrants. We find that risk exposure increases the probability of permanent disability by 5.3%; temporary employment also influences health. Migrant status -with differences among regions of origin- significantly affects both disability and the probability of being employed in a risky occupation. Most groups of immigrants work in riskier jobs, but have lower probability of becoming disabled. Nevertheless, our theoretical hypothesis that disability and risk are jointly determined is not valid for immigrants: i.e. for them working conditions is not a matter of choice in terms of health. |
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Publication date:
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2010 |
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Subject (UDC):
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331 - Treball. Relacions laborals. Ocupació. Organització del treball |
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Subject(s):
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Treballadors estrangers
Immigrants
Espanya
Discapacitats
Seguretat social
Condicions de treball
Mercat de treball |
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Rights:
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Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús de Creative Commons, amb la qual es permet copiar, distribuir i comunicar públicament l'obra sempre que se'n citin l'autor original, la universitat i el departament i no se'n faci cap ús comercial ni obra derivada, tal com queda estipulat en la llicència d'ús (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/es/) |
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Document type:
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Working Paper |
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ISSN:
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1988 - 0812
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Collection:
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Documents de treball del Departament d'Economia;2010-13
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