Does leaving welfare improve health? Evidence for Germany
- Huber, Martin University of St. Gallen
- Lechner, Michael University of St. Gallen
- Wunsch, Conny University of St. Gallen
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2011
Published in:
- Health economics. - 2011, vol. 20, no. 4, p. 484-504
English
Using exceptionally rich linked administrative and survey information on German welfare recipients we investigate the health effects of transitions from welfare to employment and of assignments to welfare-to-work programmes. Applying semi- parametric propensity score matching estimators we find that employment substantially increases (mental) health. The positive effects are mainly driven by males and individuals with bad initial health conditions and are largest for males with poor health. In contrast, the effects of welfare-to-work programmes, including subsidised jobs, are ambiguous and statistically insignificant for most outcomes. Copyright 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Faculty
- Faculté des sciences économiques et sociales et du management
- Department
- Département d'économie politique
- Language
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- English
- Classification
- Economics
- License
- License undefined
- Identifiers
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- RERO DOC 323039
- DOI 10.1002/hec.1615
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/unifr/documents/307133
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