Rice, Nigel orcid.org/0000-0003-0312-823X, Roberts, Jennifer and Sechel, Cristina (Accepted: 2025) Mental health and labour productivity. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. ISSN 0167-2681 (In Press)
Abstract
We present novel evidence of the effect of mental health on productivity using a direct measure of productivity from the COVID-19 modules of the UK Household Longitudinal Study. We employ spatial variation in COVID-19 deaths as an instrumental variable and supplement results by computing bounds by considering coefficient stability to observable factors to infer the influence of unobservables. Our findings reveal a substantive positive relationship between poor mental health and decreased productivity. Our estimates suggest productivity losses of around 54 minutes per week (on average) for individuals who report a decline in mental health.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Centre for Health Economics (York) The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Economics and Related Studies (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 20 May 2025 09:30 |
Last Modified: | 20 May 2025 09:30 |
Status: | In Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:226737 |
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