Human Capital Formation: The Effect of a Miscarriage on Mental Health, Labour Market, and Family Outcomes

Sara Rellstab, Pieter Bakx and Pilar Garci‡-G—mez
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Sara Rellstab: Erasmus University Rotterdam
Pieter Bakx: Erasmus University Rotterdam
Pilar Garci‡-G—mez: Erasmus University Rotterdam

No 22-027/V, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers from Tinbergen Institute

Abstract: We investigate the effect of a miscarriage on mental health care use, labour market and family outcomes of women and their partners using Dutch linked ad- ministrative data. Miscarriages are common and largely random conditional on age. We estimate event study models using women with a completed pregnancy as a control group. A first miscarriage increases womenÕs use of mental health ther- apy compared to the control group. These effects disappear over time. Partners are equally likely to use any mental health care as the control group. There are differences in labour market outcomes and probability of living together.

Keywords: health investment; education; human capital; health capital; dynamic optimal control; longevity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I1 J13 J16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-03-24
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