Swiss Institute for Empirical Economic Research, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Health Econ. 2011 Apr;20(4):484-504. doi: 10.1002/hec.1615.
Using exceptionally rich linked administrative and survey information on German welfare recipients we investigate the health effects of transitions from welfare to employment and of assignments to welfare-to-work programmes. Applying semi-parametric propensity score matching estimators we find that employment substantially increases (mental) health. The positive effects are mainly driven by males and individuals with bad initial health conditions and are largest for males with poor health. In contrast, the effects of welfare-to-work programmes, including subsidised jobs, are ambiguous and statistically insignificant for most outcomes.
利用德国福利接受者异常丰富的关联行政和调查信息，我们研究了从福利到就业的转变以及分配到福利就业计划对健康的影响。应用半参数倾向得分匹配估计量，我们发现就业会显著提高（精神）健康水平。这种积极影响主要由男性和初始健康状况较差的个体驱动，对于健康状况较差的男性影响最大。相比之下，福利就业计划（包括补贴工作）的效果在大多数结果上是模糊的，且在统计上不显著。
