During the first years of the transition to the market economy in Russia, many people experienced the whole range of stressful labor market events, including job loss, wage cuts and nonpayments; some people had to change occupations or take on additional work. These events were caused externally by the unprecedented structural shifts in the economy. This natural experiment provides an opportunity to estimate the causal effect of various labor market shocks on individual health and health-related behaviors. Propensity score matching and difference-in-difference estimates using household survey data show that labor market shocks during the early transition had long-term negative effects on individual health. I also find an increased incidence of smoking and alcohol consumption as well as a higher risk of certain types of chronic health problems for the people affected by labor market shocks.

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劳动力市场冲击对健康的影响：俄罗斯过渡时期的情况。

在俄罗斯向市场经济过渡的头几年，许多人经历了各种压力大的劳动力市场事件，包括失业，减薪和未付款；有些人不得不换职业或从事其他工作。这些事件是由经​​济史无前例的结构性变化在外部引起的。这个自然实验提供了一个机会，可以评估各种劳动力市场冲击对个人健康和健康相关行为的因果影响。使用住户调查数据进行的倾向得分匹配和差异估计表明，过渡初期的劳动力市场冲击对个人健康产生了长期负面影响。