延长失业保险宽裕度对人口心理健康的影响

IF 3.1 2区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

American Journal of Health Economics Pub Date : 2022-09-19 DOI:10.1086/722556

Jie Chen, Xiaohui Guo, Lizhong Peng, M. Qian

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摘要

这项研究通过研究大衰退期间延长福利慷慨对人口心理健康的影响，为失业保险对健康影响的少量但不断增长的文献做出了贡献。利用2003-13年行为风险因素监测系统的数据以及UI政策的跨州和时间序列变化，我们估计UI慷慨度的一个标准差（或1000美元）增加与失业者自我报告的心理健康改善5.1%（0.5%）有关。我们还通过事件研究模型和补充回归为我们的研究设计的有效性提供了证据，补充回归包含了县或县的时间固定效应。然而，我们没有发现明确的证据表明UI会影响一般/身体健康、健康保险、获得护理或健康行为。

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The Effect of Extended Unemployment Insurance Generosity on Population Mental Health

This study contributes to a small but growing literature on the health effects of unemployment insurance (UI) by examining the impact of extended benefit generosity during the Great Recession on population mental health. Using data from the 2003–13 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System as well as cross-state and time series variation in UI policies, we estimate that a one standard deviation (or $1,000) increase in UI generosity is associated with a 5.1 (0.5) percent improvement in self-reported mental health among the unemployed. We also provide evidence for the validity of our research design through an event study model and supplementary regressions that incorporate county or county-by-time fixed effects. However, we find no definitive evidence that UI affects general/physical health, health insurance, access to care, or health behaviors.

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American Journal of Health Economics Multiple-

CiteScore

4.30

自引率

2.70%

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期刊介绍： The American Journal of Health Economics (AJHE) provides a forum for the in-depth analysis of health care markets and individual health behaviors. The articles appearing in AJHE are authored by scholars from universities, private research organizations, government, and industry. Subjects of interest include competition among private insurers, hospitals, and physicians; impacts of public insurance programs, including the Affordable Care Act; pharmaceutical innovation and regulation; medical device supply; the rise of obesity and its consequences; the influence and growth of aging populations; and much more.