Affiliation:
1. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Center for Demography of Health and Aging
2. California State University, Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
Abstract
This paper examines the effects of Unemployment Insurance temporary cash
transfer payments on birth outcomes in the United States. Using natality
data for the years 1970-2019 and implementing a triple-difference strategy,
we find that the programme has sizeable and significant effects on the
health outcomes of new-borns, including birth weight, gestational age, and
Apgar score. Moreover, we show that these effects are more pronounced among
black mothers, low-educated mothers, and unmarried mothers.
Publisher
National Library of Serbia
Subject
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance