(Breaking) Intergenerational Transmission of Mental Health

Aline Bütikofer (), Rita Ginja, Krzysztof Karbownik and Fanny Landaud ()
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Aline Bütikofer: Norwegian School of Economics
Fanny Landaud: Norwegian School of Economics
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No 2023-015, Working Papers from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group

Abstract: We estimate health associations across generations and dynasties using information on healthcare visits from administrative data for the entire Norwegian population. A parental mental health diagnosis is associated with a 9.3 percentage point (40%) higher probability of a mental health diagnosis of their adolescent child. Intensive margin physical and mental health associations are similar, and dynastic estimates account for about 40% of the intergenerational persistence. We also show that a policy targeting additional health resources for the young children of adults diagnosed with mental health conditions reduced the parent-child mental health association by about 40%.

Keywords: mental health; intergenerational persistence; dynastic effects; public policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I14 I18 J12 J62 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-07
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