The Economics of Grief
(2017) In Economic Journal 127(604). p.1794-1832- Abstract
We study the short-run and long-run economic impact of one of the largest losses that an individual can face; the death of a child. We utilise unique registers on the entire Swedish population, combining information on the date and cause of death with parental outcomes. We exploit the longitudinal dimension of the data and deal with several selection issues. Losing a child has adverse effects on labour income, employment status, marital status and hospitalisation. The value of policy measures aimed at preventing mortal accidents of children is underestimated if it does not take bereavement effects on parents into account.
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- author
- van den Berg, Gerard J. ; Lundborg, Petter LU and Vikström, Johan
- organization
- publishing date
- 2017-09
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- in
- Economic Journal
- volume
- 127
- issue
- 604
- pages
- 1794 - 1832
- publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85017382097
- wos:000408935000003
- ISSN
- 1468-0297
- DOI
- 10.1111/ecoj.12399
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 2abbcc9f-702b-44d1-8885-f89860441737 (old id 8301411)
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- 2016-04-01 10:31:17
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