(Breaking) Intergenerational Transmission of Mental Health

Aline Bütikofer, Rita Ginja, Krzysztof Karbownik and Fanny Landaud

No 31446, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

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%.

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Date: 2023-07
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Published as Aline Bütikofer & Rita Ginja & Krzysztof Karbownik & Fanny Landaud, 2024. "(Breaking) Intergenerational Transmission of Mental Health," Journal of Human Resources, vol 59(S), pages S108-S151.

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