THE EFFECT OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ON THE SAFETY NET AND INFANT HEALTH IN THE USA

Hamid Noghanibehambari and Mahmoud Salari

Economic Annals, 2022, vol. 67, issue 234, 7 - 28

Abstract: This paper examines the effects of Unemployment Insurance temporary cash transfer payments on birth outcomes in the United States. Using natality data for the years 1970–2019 and implementing a triple-difference strategy, we find that the programme has sizeable and significant effects on the health outcomes of new-borns, including birth weight, gestational age, and Apgar score. Moreover, we show that these effects are more pronounced among black mothers, low-educated mothers, and unmarried mothers.

Keywords: social insurance; unemployment insurance; externality; foetal origin hypothesis; birth outcomes; prenatal care; health utilisation; cash transfer; safety net (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D62 H51 I13 I18 J65 P36 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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