The Effect of Survivors’ Benefits on Poverty and Health Status of Widowed Women: A Turkish Case Study

Eleftherios Giovanis () and Oznur Ozdamar

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Abstract: This study examines the effects of survivor benefits on widowed women’s’ health status and wealth using the Income and Living Conditions Survey (ILCS) in Turkey during the period 2006-2012. A structural Equation Modelling (SEM) is applied, where the causal assumptions from survivor benefits on health and wealth are tested. The results show that those who claim the survivor benefits report a higher health status level by 0.11 units the scale from 1 to 5 than widowed mothers that do not receive the benefits. Examining the sample of those who receive the survivor benefits, a 1 per cent increase in the survivor benefits results to a 2 per cent reduction in poverty.

Keywords: Health Status; Poverty; Structural Equation Modelling; Survivor Benefits; Widowed mothers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I1 I14 I30 I38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-09
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Published in Journal of Applied Economics and Business Research 3.6(2016): pp. 232-250

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