The impact of universal child benefits on family health and behaviours
In: Research in economics: Ricerche economiche, Band 72, Heft 4, S. 415-427
ISSN: 1090-9451
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In: Research in economics: Ricerche economiche, Band 72, Heft 4, S. 415-427
ISSN: 1090-9451
In: Journal of human capital: JHC, Band 12, Heft 1, S. 38-98
ISSN: 1932-8664
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In: The B.E. journal of economic analysis & policy, Band 22, Heft 2, S. 311-360
ISSN: 1935-1682
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In this paper, we study the long-term impacts on parental health and behaviors of a low-fee universal childcare program for children aged zero to five years old. We follow families for more than 10 years after the reform. For families with preschool children, we show that the adverse effects documented in previous studies on maternal depression and parental behaviors persist over time. However, once children enter school, most negative effects of the program on parental mental health and behaviors fade away. Only the negative effect on positive interactions may have persisted over time.
In: Review of economics: Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Band 69, Heft 3, S. 183-206
ISSN: 2366-035X
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Few empirical studies have been conducted to analyse the disparities in health variables affecting immigrants in a given country. To our knowledge, no theoretical analysis has been conducted to explain health disparities for immigrants between regions in the same country that differs in term of languages spoken and income. In this paper, we use the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) to compare multiple health measures among immigrants in Quebec, immigrants in the rest of Canada and Canadian-born individuals. We propose a simple structural model and conduct an empirical analysis in order to assess possible channels that can explain the health disparities for immigrants between two regions of the same country. Our results show that well-being and health indicators worsen significantly for immigrants in Quebec, compared to their counterparts in the rest of Canada and Canadian-born individuals. Additional econometric analysis also shows that life satisfaction is statistically and significantly associated with health outcomes. The proposed structural model predicts that, when the decision to migrate to a particular area is based on income alone, and if the fixed costs associated with the language barrier are large, immigrants may face health issues.
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