Health-related effects of welfare-to-work policies

Cañón, Luis Ayala; Rodríguez, Magdalena

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.05.037

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“…Similarly to Stuckler et al (2009), Anderson (2009) found a positive social effect of ALMP expenditure on the dependent variables, with a stronger impact for harder-to-reach 'labour market outsiders'. At the national level, there is evidence of a positive ALMP effect on well-being for Finland (Vuori and Vesalainen 1999;Juvonen-Posti et al 2002), Germany (Behle 2005;Wulfgramm 2011), Serbia (Bonin and Rinne 2014) and Sweden (Hagquist and Starrin 1996;Korpi 1997;Strandh 2001;Röjdalen et al 2005); on health for Sweden (Westerlund Evidence from the UK et al 2004) and Spain (Ayala and Rodriguez 2013); and on social capital for Denmark (Andersen 2012). However, there is also evidence that ALMPs offer no added health and social benefits compared to open unemployment.…”

Section: The Health and Psychosocial Effects Of Unemployment And The mentioning

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Do Active Labour Market Policies Promote the Well-Being, Health and Social Capital of the Unemployed? Evidence from the UK

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2014

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In recent decades, one of the most notable developments in social policy has been the expansion of active labour market policies (ALMPs): training schemes that aim to speed up unemployed people's return to the labour market. At the same time, academic and political attention has begun to rethink the traditional ways in which social policies like ALMPs should be evaluated: away from typically economic-oriented outcomes towards health and social indicators, such as subjective well-being and social capital. This has led to an emerging argument that ALMPs can be used to improve the health and social environment of unemployment, which decades of research has shown to be associated with a wide range of deleterious outcomes. This paper tests this argument by analysing longitudinal data from the long-running British Household Panel Survey and its successor Understanding Society. The results show that relative to open unemployment, ALMP participation is associated with increased well-being amongst the unemployed, although there is no effect on health or social capital.

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Section: The Health and Psychosocial Effects Of Unemployment And The mentioning

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Do Active Labour Market Policies Promote the Well-Being, Health and Social Capital of the Unemployed? Evidence from the UK

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2014

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“…In this sense, it is particularly relevant that most evaluations of ALMPs were conducted in Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian countries, and only one study has been carried out in Eastern Europe countries [22] and one in Southern [7]. Thus, it is at least reasonable to question whether the health outcomes and the underlying mechanisms of ALMPs are transferable to different contexts.…”

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“…Spain has residual family policies with lack of support for families, making them rely on unpaid work [24]. To our knowledge, ALMPs in Spain have not been evaluated in detail, with the exception of one study [7] that evaluated the effects of the Madrid Government's minimum income program (IMI) on health and wellbeing.…”

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“…6 Barcelona Activa, Barcelona, Spain. 7 Program in Methodology of Biomedical Research and Public Health, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. 8 Program in Biomedicine, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.…”

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“…However, the effects of the recent economic crisis were most strongly felt in Southern European countries, but to date little is known about the health impact of ALMPs in these countries. To our knowledge, only one study has evaluated the health effects of an ALMP implemented in Spain [7], and no similar study has been conducted in other Southern European countries [6]. In addition, few reports on this topic discuss the mechanisms involved in this improvement.…”

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How does a targeted active labour market program impact on the well-being of the unemployed? A concept mapping study on Barcelona “Employment in the Neighbourhoods”

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Background: The "Employment in the neighbourhoods" program is an innovative, tailor-made Active Labour Market Program that has been implemented in 12 neighbourhoods in Barcelona (Spain). Its goal is to get people from deprived, high-unemployment neighbourhoods back to work. The aim of this study was to describe the effects of the program on participants' quality of life, and identify the mechanisms underlying these effects, according to their own perception and the perception of technical staff who assisted them. Methods: We used Concept Mapping, a mixed methods approach combining qualitative and quantitative analysis, to develop a conceptual map of the participants' and technical staffs' perceptions about changes in the participants' quality of life. Data collection occurred within the generation and structuring steps where participants brainstormed answers to a focus question, and then rated and sorted the responses. To create maps, we used Concept Systems Incorporated software, which conducted two main forms of analysis, a multidimensional scaling analysis, and a hierarchical cluster analysis. Results: Study participants reported several positive effects on mental health and emotional wellbeing, including self-esteem and empowerment, and considered that this was achieved through strengthened social networks, skills acquisition, emotional coaching, and personalized technical assistance. They also described some negative impacts, mainly related to the labour market situation. We observed marked gender differences in the discourses of program participants. Conclusions: The results obtained have allowed us to identify different perceived effects and mechanisms by which the "Employment in the Neighbourhoods" Active Labour Market Programme can influence quality of life of participants from the most deprived areas of Barcelona.

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The influence of the economic crisis on the association between unemployment and health: an empirical analysis for Spain

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Health-related effects of welfare-to-work policies

Cited by 14 publications

References 65 publications

Do Active Labour Market Policies Promote the Well-Being, Health and Social Capital of the Unemployed? Evidence from the UK

Do Active Labour Market Policies Promote the Well-Being, Health and Social Capital of the Unemployed? Evidence from the UK

How does a targeted active labour market program impact on the well-being of the unemployed? A concept mapping study on Barcelona “Employment in the Neighbourhoods”

The influence of the economic crisis on the association between unemployment and health: an empirical analysis for Spain

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