Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/295721 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series No. 06/24
Publisher: 
Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) and Centre for Research & Analysis of Migration (CReAM), Berlin and London
Abstract: 
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.
Subjects: 
Multigenerational links
disability insurance
child health
JEL: 
I38
H53
J62
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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