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Persistent Effects of Social Program Participation on the Third Generation

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  • Dahl, Gordon
  • Gielen, Anne

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Can participation in safety net programs have long-lasting negative effects across multiple generations? Prior work shows a 1993 Dutch disability insurance reform which tightened requirements and lowered benefits for participants resulted in better outcomes for their children. We study the third generation, finding that grandchildren of individuals whose DI eligibility and benefits were reduced are less likely to be born premature, have low birthweight, or experience complicated deliveries. They also have better health and schooling outcomes during early childhood. These early-life improvements are consequential, as they have been linked to better health, education, and labor market outcomes in adulthood.

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  • Dahl, Gordon & Gielen, Anne, 2024. "Persistent Effects of Social Program Participation on the Third Generation," CEPR Discussion Papers 18896, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpr:ceprdp:18896
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    Keywords

    Disability insurance; Child health;

    JEL classification:

    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
    • H53 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
    • J62 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Job, Occupational and Intergenerational Mobility; Promotion

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