Health-related effects of welfare-to-work policies

被引:11
作者
Ayala, Luis [1 ]
Rodriguez, Magdalena [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Rey Juan Carlos, Fac Ciencias Jurid & Sociales, Madrid 28032, Spain
关键词
Spain; Welfare-to-work; Health outcomes; Health behaviors; Propensity score matching; MENTAL-HEALTH; INSURANCE COVERAGE; PRENATAL-CARE; REFORM; UNEMPLOYMENT; REQUIREMENTS; CHILDHOOD; INCOME;
D O I
10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.05.037
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Non-health related policies may have consequences for health that are more important than the outcomes they were originally designed to produce. In this paper we evaluate the effects of welfare-to-work programs (WTW) on physical and mental health status and a variety of health behaviors. The paper is based on data from the minimum income program of Madrid's Government (IMI). We match the program's administrative records (39,200 households) - covering the whole history of the program from the second half of 1990 to 2001 - with a specific survey of former recipients who took part in different work-related activities conducted in 2001 (2300 households). We perform propensity score matching to find that both health status - including physical and mental health problems - and behaviors outcomes were modestly better for those individuals who had taken part in work-related activities. These results offer support for the contention that welfare-to-work policies may have positive unintended health effects. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:103 / 112
页数:10
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