Econ Papers Daily / 期刊论文
幸存者心理健康与收入稳定性的保护作用
Survivors’ Mental Health and the Protective Role of Income Stability
摘要
We use administrative records on the universe of Danish households to characterize survivors’ mental health following their spouse’s death. We provide visually clear evidence for the immediate, large, and lingering adverse impacts and focus on studying the role of income security in driving the immediate effects. We find that, for both males and females, a large share of the spike in the take-up of mental health medication upon spousal death can be explained by the income loss imposed by the shock. Our results imply that safety net policies can improve survivors’ mental health via the immediate liquidity they provide. (JEL D12, D91, G51, H55, I12, I38, J16)
中文摘要
我们利用丹麦全部家庭的管理记录，刻画了配偶去世后幸存者的心理健康状况。我们提供了直观清晰的证据，证明其遭受了即时、严重且持续的不利影响，并重点研究了收入保障在驱动即时效应中的作用。研究发现，无论男性还是女性，配偶去世后精神药物使用量的激增，在很大程度上可由这一冲击造成的收入损失来解释。我们的结果表明，安全网政策能够通过提供即时流动性来改善幸存者的心理健康。（JEL D12, D91, G51, H55, I12, I38, J16）