Hamid Noghanibehambari and Michal Engelman, “Social Insurance Programs and Later-Life Mortality: Evidence from New Deal Relief Spending”
Abstract “A growing body of research explores the long-run effects of social programs and welfare spending. However, evidence linking welfare support in early life with longevity is limited. We add to this literature by evaluating the effect of in-utero and early-life exposure to the largest increases in welfare spending in the US history under the …