Family reunification and mental health

Lisbeth la Cour, Sanne Kruse-Becher and Birthe Larsen

Economics Letters, 2025, vol. 255, issue C

Abstract: This paper analyses the connection between migration policy and mental health, specifically how family reunification impacts adult immigrants’ mental health. Using Danish register data from 1995–2019, the study focuses on non-Western immigrants and the purchase of prescription medication for mental health issues. Results indicate that family reunification improves the mental health of low-income non-Western male immigrants, especially those unemployed before reunification. The positive impact is temporary for non-Western women.

Keywords: International Migration; Health; Reunification; Socio-economic background (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 F51 I10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112479

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