THE IMPACT OF PSYCHIATRIC-DISORDERS ON LABOR-MARKET OUTCOMES

Analyzing data on 2,225 men and 2,401 women from the National Comorbid ity Survey, the authors examine the impact of psychiatric disorders on employment and, among those employed, work hours and income. They fin d that psychiatric disorders significantly reduced employment among bo th men and women. They also find evidence of small reductions in the c onditional work hours of men and a substantial drop in the conditional income of men and women, although these findings are somewhat sensiti ve to the estimation methods and specification of the model.