Was the Economic Crisis of 2008 Good for Icelanders?
This chapter uses the 2008 economic crisis in Iceland to identify the effects of a macroeconomic downturn on a range of health behaviors. We use longitudinal survey data that includes pre‐ and post‐reports from the same individuals on a range of health‐compromising and health‐promoting behaviors. We...
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crwiley:10.1002/9781118539415.wbwell102 2024-10-06T13:50:01+00:00 Was the Economic Crisis of 2008 Good for Icelanders? Impact on Health Behaviors Laufey Ásgeirsdóttir, Tinna Corman, Hope Noonan, Kelly Ólafsdóttir, Þórhildur Reichman, Nancy E. 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118539415.wbwell102 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/9781118539415.wbwell102 en eng Wiley http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/tdm_license_1.1 Wellbeing page 1-45 ISBN 9781118538821 9781118539415 other 2014 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118539415.wbwell102 2024-09-11T04:14:57Z This chapter uses the 2008 economic crisis in Iceland to identify the effects of a macroeconomic downturn on a range of health behaviors. We use longitudinal survey data that includes pre‐ and post‐reports from the same individuals on a range of health‐compromising and health‐promoting behaviors. We find that the crisis led to large and significant reductions in health‐compromising behaviors (such as smoking, drinking alcohol or soft drinks, and eating sweets) and certain health‐promoting behaviors (consumption of fruit and vegetables), but to increases in other health‐promoting behaviors (consumption of fish oil and recommended sleep). The magnitudes of effects for smoking are somewhat larger than what has been found in past research in other contexts, while those for alcohol, fruit, and vegetables are in line with estimates from other studies. Changes in work hours, real income, financial assets, mortgage debt, and mental health, together, explain the effects of the crisis on some behaviors (such as consumption of sweets and fast food), while the effects of the crisis on most other behaviors appear to have operated largely through price increases. Other/Unknown Material Iceland Wiley Online Library 1 45 |
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This chapter uses the 2008 economic crisis in Iceland to identify the effects of a macroeconomic downturn on a range of health behaviors. We use longitudinal survey data that includes pre‐ and post‐reports from the same individuals on a range of health‐compromising and health‐promoting behaviors. We find that the crisis led to large and significant reductions in health‐compromising behaviors (such as smoking, drinking alcohol or soft drinks, and eating sweets) and certain health‐promoting behaviors (consumption of fruit and vegetables), but to increases in other health‐promoting behaviors (consumption of fish oil and recommended sleep). The magnitudes of effects for smoking are somewhat larger than what has been found in past research in other contexts, while those for alcohol, fruit, and vegetables are in line with estimates from other studies. Changes in work hours, real income, financial assets, mortgage debt, and mental health, together, explain the effects of the crisis on some behaviors (such as consumption of sweets and fast food), while the effects of the crisis on most other behaviors appear to have operated largely through price increases. |
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Was the Economic Crisis of 2008 Good for Icelanders? |
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Was the Economic Crisis of 2008 Good for Icelanders? |
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