Lisbeth la Cour , Sanne Kruse-Becher , Birthe Larsen
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This paper analyses the connection between migration policy and mental health, specifically how family reunification impacts adult immigrants’ mental health. Using Danish register data from 1995–2019, the study focuses on non-Western immigrants and the purchase of prescription medication for mental health issues. Results indicate that family reunification improves the mental health of low-income non-Western male immigrants, especially those unemployed before reunification. The positive impact is temporary for non-Western women.
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Many economists today are concerned by the proliferation of journals and the concomitant labyrinth of research to be conquered in order to reach the specific information they require. To combat this tendency, Economics Letters has been conceived and designed outside the realm of the traditional economics journal. As a Letters Journal, it consists of concise communications (letters) that provide a means of rapid and efficient dissemination of new results, models and methods in all fields of economic research.