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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2020
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
Working Paper No. 2009
Versionsangabe: 
This version: June 2, 2020
Verlag: 
Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Department of Economics, Linz
Zusammenfassung: 
Using administrative data for Upper Austrian workers from 2003-2013, we show that an extension in unemployment insurance (UI) duration increases unemployment length and impacts worker physical and mental health. These effects vary by gender. Specifically, we find that women eligible for an additional 9 weeks of UI benefits fill fewer opioid and antidepressant prescriptions and experience a lower likelihood of filing a disability claim, as compared to non-eligible unemployed women. Moreover, estimates indicate within-household spillovers for young children. For men, we find that extending UI benefit duration increases the likelihood of a cardiac event and eventual disability retirement filing.
Schlagwörter: 
Unemployment insurance
health
disability
opioids
JEL: 
I38
I18
J18
Dokumentart: 
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