RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Health and Wages JF Journal of Human Resources JO J Hum Resour FD University of Wisconsin Press SP 364 OP 406 DO 10.3368/jhr.45.2.364 VO 45 IS 2 A1 Jäckle, Robert A1 Himmler, Oliver YR 2010 UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/45/2/364.abstract AB This paper complements previous studies on the effects of health on wages by addressing the problems of unobserved heterogeneity, sample selection, and endogeneity in one comprehensive framework. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), we find the health variable to suffer from measurement error and a number of tests provide evidence that selection corrections are necessary. Good health leads to higher wages for men, while there appears to be no significant effect for women. Contingent on the method of estimation, healthy males earn between 1.3 percent and 7.8 percent more than those in poor health.