This paper is the first to estimate the effect of one partner's entry into unemployment on the mental health of both spouses in Germany. In order to give the estimates a causal interpretation, this study focuses on an exogenous entry into unemployment (plant closure) and applies a...

Background: The aim of the study was to determine the costs of treating schizophrenia from the perspective of the statutory health insurance, as well as the identification of predictors of hospitalisation of formerly stable schizophrenia patients. Methods: Claims data for the years 2004–2006...

Studies on health effects of unemployment usually neglect spillover effects on spouses. This study specifically investigates the effect of an individual’s unemployment on the mental health of their spouse. In order to allow for causal interpretation of the estimates, it focuses on an exogenous...

Der Forschungsbericht beruht auf einer explorativen Studie, die die Universität Halle und die Aktion Psychisch Kranke e.V. in Bonn für das IAB durchgeführt haben. Literaturstudien und die Sekundärauswertung von Krankenkassendaten zeigen ein hohes Vorkommen von psychiatrischen Diagnosen bei...