Does leaving welfare improve health? Evidence for Germany

Martin Huber, Michael Lechner and Conny Wunsch

Health Economics, 2011, vol. 20, issue 4, 484-504

Abstract: Using exceptionally rich linked administrative and survey information on German welfare recipients we investigate the health effects of transitions from welfare to employment and of assignments to welfare‐to‐work programmes. Applying semi‐parametric propensity score matching estimators we find that employment substantially increases (mental) health. The positive effects are mainly driven by males and individuals with bad initial health conditions and are largest for males with poor health. In contrast, the effects of welfare‐to‐work programmes, including subsidised jobs, are ambiguous and statistically insignificant for most outcomes. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Date: 2011
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Working Paper: Does Leaving Welfare Improve Health? Evidence for Germany (2009)
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