@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp6044, author={Jones, Melanie K. and Latreille, Paul L. and Sloane, Peter J. and Staneva, Anita}, title={Work-Related Health in Europe: Are Older Workers More at Risk?}, year={2011}, month={Oct}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={6044}, url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp6044}, abstract={This paper uses the fourth European Working Conditions Survey (2005) to address the impact of age on work-related self-reported health outcomes. More specifically, the paper examines whether older workers differ significantly from younger workers regarding their job-related health risk perception, mental and physical health, sickness absence, probability of reporting injury and fatigue. Accounting for the 'healthy worker effect', or sample selection – in so far as unhealthy workers are likely to exit the labour force – we find that as a group, those aged 55-65 years are more 'vulnerable' than younger workers: they are more likely to perceive work-related health and safety risks, and to report mental, physical and fatigue health problems. As previously shown, older workers are more likely to report work-related absence.}, keywords={mental health;physical health;absence;fatigue;endogeneity;healthy worker selection effect}, }