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Item Economic Fluctuations and Crime : Temporary and Persistent Effects(University of Aberdeen: Business School, 2015-09) Bender, Keith Allen; Theodossiou, Ioannis; University of Aberdeen.EconomicsItem The Effect of Macroeconomic Conditions on Occupational Health and Safety : the European Experience(University of Aberdeen: Business School, 2011) Economou, Athina; Theodossiou, Ioannis; University of Aberdeen.EconomicsItem Your job or your life? The uncertain relationship of unemployment and mortality(2007-07-02T08:34:08Z) Bender, Keith A.; Theodossiou, IoannisContrary to the epidemiological literature, some studies find that increases in unemployment decrease mortality. Using US state level data on unemployment, mortality and other covariates for 1974 to 2003, this paper revisits this issue by, first, allowing for transitory and permanent effects of unemployment and, second, by allowing for cross-panel correlations. The results show that most mortality measures increase with contemporaneous unemployment and indicate that increases in long-run unemployment increase mortality.Item The health hazards of unemployment and poor education: the socioeconomic determinants of health duration in the European Union(2007) Cooper, D.; McCausland, W. David; Theodossiou, IoannisThe effect of socioeconomic status on the likelihood that an individual enters a period of poor health is examined using an Accelerated Failure Time methodology. This study employs data from the European Community Household Panel for the years 1994-2002 across 13 European countries, using the Physical and Mental Health Problems, Illnesses and Disabilities measure of physical health. Some socioeconomic status indicators do impact on the length of time an individual remains in good health – these being unemployment, which has a negative effect, and education, which has a positive effect – but others, such as income, have far less of an impact. Age and gender effects are also found.Item Are Recessions Harmful to Health After All? Evidence from the European Union(2007-03-07T11:22:37Z) Economou, Athina; Nikolaou, Agelike; Theodossiou, IoannisThis paper investigates the effects of national unemployment rates on overall age and cause-specific mortality rates in a panel sample of 13 European Union countries. A fixed-effects model is used to control for unobserved time-invariant characteristics within countries. In addition, controls such as lifestyle risk factors, urbanisation and medical intervention indicators, for potential confounders are used. Contrary to some recent evidence this study shows that there is a strong, positive relationship between adverse economic conditions and the mortality.Item Unemployed, uneducated and sick: the effects of socioeconomic status on health duration in the European Union(2007-03-07T10:07:15Z) Cooper, D.; McCausland, W. David; Theodossiou, IoannisThis paper employs a logistic model to measure the effect of socioeconomic and individual characteristics on the length of time an individual remains in good health. It employs an objective measure of physical health, the Physical and Mental Health Problems, Illnesses and Disabilities (PMID) measure in the ECHP dataset, for 13 European countries, for the years 1994-2002. The results show that socioeconomic status does affect the likelihood of individuals entering bad health. In particular, unemployment increases and education decreases the probability of a person ceasing to enjoy good health. Income effects, are however, somewhat weaker, being confined to a small number of countries and being mainly observed only for the highest income quartile. Interesting age and gender effects are also found.