The Intergenerational Transmission of Welfare Dependency
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9950004 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Monique De Haan (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Tinbergen Institute, The Netherlands, Norwegian Fiscal Studies, Norway & CESifo), Ragnhild C Schreiner (0000-0002-2710-1026, University of Oslo, Norway, Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research, Norway, Norwegian Fiscal Studies, Norway & CReAM) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 135 |
| Issue | 669 |
| Pages | 1609-1640 |
| Publication date | 2025-02-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ej/ueaf004 |
| OpenAlex | W3123524712 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 30 |
Exploiting rich administrative data from Norway, we estimate non-parametric bounds around the average causal effect of parental welfare participation on children’s welfare participation for children that grew up in welfare-dependent families. We find upper bounds well below the intergenerational association and substantially below existing local average treatment effect estimates in the literature. Our results show that a substantial portion of the observed intergenerational correlation in welfare dependency is due to selection, and that there is important heterogeneity in the intergenerational effects both between participants (and their children) within a welfare program, as well as across different welfare programs
Dependency (UML · Economics · Market economy · Public economics · Telecommunications · Transmission (telecommunications · Welfare · Welfare dependency · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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Social Norms and Economic Incentives in the Welfare State
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |