abstract: 'This article explores the relationship between public sector employment

  and population health both theoretically and quantitatively. First, we

  build a theoretical framework to situate public employment in the

  literature that explores the link between politics and health. We argue

  that public employment, as an instrument of pro-redistributive policies

  in both the labor market and the welfare state, improves equality and

  ultimately health. Second, based on a cross-country dataset from the

  1980s, and by applying regression analysis and outlier identification

  techniques, we find that population health measured by life expectancy

  improves with the size of public employment. The association is stronger

  for countries with lower income and for women. When policymakers

  contemplate downsizing state enterprises and government functions, they

  should consider the health effect of public employment.'
affiliation: 'Wu, QJ (Corresponding Author), Renmin Univ China, Sch Labor \& Human
  Resources, Beijing 100872, Peoples R China.

  Zhang, Wei, Tsinghua Univ, Sch Marxism, Beijing, Peoples R China.

  Wu, Qingjun, Renmin Univ China, Sch Labor \& Human Resources, Beijing 100872, Peoples
  R China.'
author: Zhang, Wei and Wu, Qingjun
author-email: wqjruc@163.com
author_list:
- family: Zhang
  given: Wei
- family: Wu
  given: Qingjun
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1177/0020731419833530
eissn: 1541-4469
files: []
issn: 0020-7314
journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES
keywords: public employment; health; privatization; China
keywords-plus: 'NEWLY PRIVATIZED FIRMS; INCOME INEQUALITY; OPERATING PERFORMANCE;
  WAGE

  DIFFERENTIALS; STATE; DETERMINANTS; WORK; PRIVATISATION; EFFICIENCY;

  MARKET'
language: English
month: JUL
number: '3'
number-of-cited-references: '86'
pages: 555-581
papis_id: 89240695a0733c385e1f630ae2262de9
ref: Zhang2019relationshippublic
times-cited: '0'
title: 'The Relationship Between Public Sector Employment and Population Health: Evidence
  From the 1980s and Its Contemporary Implications'
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000473494000008
usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
usage-count-since-2013: '9'
volume: '49'
web-of-science-categories: Health Care Sciences \& Services; Health Policy \& Services
year: '2019'