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title: "Hidden costs: The employment and income impacts of later prostate cancer diagnosis in New Zealand men"
description: Using the IDI and propensity score matching methods, NZIER researched the extent to which early detection can reduce the negative employment and income impacts of prostate cancer for New Zealand men.
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# [Hidden costs: The employment and income impacts of later prostate cancer diagnosis in New Zealand men](https://www.nzier.org.nz/publications/hidden-costs-the-employment-and-income-impacts-of-later-prostate-cancer-diagnosis-in-new-zealand-men)

 Written by [The NZIER Team](https://www.nzier.org.nz/publications/author/the-nzier-team) | July 21, 2023

Using the IDI and propensity score matching methods, NZIER researched the extent to which early detection can reduce the negative employment and income impacts of prostate cancer for New Zealand men.

*A report for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of New Zealand.*

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