The Impact of EU Enlargement on Immigrants’ Mental Health

Andrea Berlanda (), Elisabetta Lodigiani (), Elisa Tosetti () and Giorgio Vittadini ()
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Andrea Berlanda: University of Padova
Elisabetta Lodigiani: University of Padova and LdA
Elisa Tosetti: University of Padova

No 309, "Marco Fanno" Working Papers from Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno"

Abstract: In this paper we explore the impact of the 2007 European Union enlargement on the mental health of documented immigrants. Using data from a unique Italian administrative data set and employing a difference-in-differences individual fixed effect estimator, we find that the enlargement causes a significant improvement in the mental health of young male immigrants. To shed light on the mechanisms behind these results, we use data from a unique survey and show that the enlargement mitigates sources of health concerns and increases income and employment stability through permanent job contracts for young male immigrants. Overall, these findings suggest that enhanced labor market conditions due to enlargement may lead to subsequent important decrease in psychological distress among immigrants.

Keywords: Mental health; migration; drug prescriptions; EU enlargement. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25 pages
Date: 2023-12
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-eur, nep-hea, nep-int and nep-mig
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Journal Article: The impact of EU enlargement on immigrants’ mental health (2024)
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