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The health effects of a youth labor market activation policy

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  • Hall, Caroline

    (IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy)

  • Kotakorpi, Kaisa

    (Tampere University)

  • Liljeberg, Linus

    (IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy)

  • Pirttilä, Jukka

    (University of Helsinki)

Abstract

We examine the health effects of a labor market activation policy, the Youth Job Guarantee, implemented in Sweden in 2007. To estimate the causal effects of this policy on health, we implement an RD-design using the age-eligibility threshold of the policy, together with detailed administrative data on health outcomes including measures of mental health. Health effects could arise indirectly via effects on employment, or directly, e.g., via an improved daily routine. In contrast to most of the existing literature on the health effects of ALMPs, our results indicate that the activation policy did not have clear positive effects on health one year after the start of the unemployment spell, measured by prescribed medication or healthcare visits.

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  • Hall, Caroline & Kotakorpi, Kaisa & Liljeberg, Linus & Pirttilä, Jukka, 2024. "The health effects of a youth labor market activation policy," Working Paper Series 2024:15, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy.
    • Handle: RePEc:hhs:ifauwp:2024_015
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    Keywords

    Labor market programs; activation; youth unemployment; mental health;
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    JEL classification:

    • H51 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Health
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • J68 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Public Policy

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