abstract: 'Higher employment rates among vulnerable groups is an important policy

  goal; it is therefore vital to examine which social policies, or mix of

  policies, are best able to incorporate vulnerable groups - such as

  people with ill health - into the labor market. We examine whether 2

  ``flexicurity{''''} countries, Denmark and the Netherlands, have less

  labor market exclusion among people with ill health compared to the

  neighboring countries of Norway and Belgium. We analyze the 2 country

  pairs of Denmark-Norway and the Netherlands-Belgium using OLS

  regressions and propensity score kernel matching of EU-SILC panel data

  (2010-2013). Both unemployment and disability likelihood is remarkably

  similar for people with ill health across the 4 countries, despite

  considerable social policy differences. There are 3 possible

  explanations for the observed cross-national similarity. First,

  different social policy combinations could lead toward the same

  employment outcomes for people with ill health. Second, most policy

  instruments are located on the supply side, and demand side reasons for

  the observed ``employment penalty{''''} (e.g., employer

  skepticism/discrimination) are often neglected. Third, it is too

  demanding to hold (full-time) employment for a sizeable proportion of

  those who have poor health status.'
affiliation: 'Heggebo, K (Corresponding Author), OsloMet Oslo Metropolitan Univ, NOVA,
  PB 4 St Olavs Plass, N-0130 Oslo, Norway.

  Heggebo, Kristian, OsloMet Oslo Metropolitan Univ, NOVA, PB 4 St Olavs Plass, N-0130
  Oslo, Norway.

  Buffel, Veerle, Antwerp Univ, Fac Social Sci, Antwerp, Belgium.'
author: Heggebo, Kristian and Buffel, Veerle
author-email: kristian.heggebo@oslomet.no
author_list:
- family: Heggebo
  given: Kristian
- family: Buffel
  given: Veerle
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1177/0020731419847591
eissn: 1541-4469
files: []
issn: 0020-7314
journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES
keywords: 'health inequality; comparative social policy; flexicurity; propensity

  score matching; unemployment; disability; health selection'
keywords-plus: 'EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION; PAID EMPLOYMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT; POLICIES; WORKERS;

  SWEDEN; CONSEQUENCES; SCANDINAVIA; DISABILITY; EDUCATION'
language: English
month: JUL
number: '3'
number-of-cited-references: '47'
pages: 476-515
papis_id: a053cc312a812683dab4d5e24c09e0b6
ref: Heggebo2019isthere
times-cited: '2'
title: Is There Less Labor Market Exclusion of People With Ill Health in ``Flexicurity″
  Countries? Comparative Evidence From Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, and Belgium
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000473494000005
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '12'
volume: '49'
web-of-science-categories: Health Care Sciences \& Services; Health Policy \& Services
year: '2019'