Inter-generational effects of disability benefits: evidence from Canadian social assistance programs

摘要: Individuals with disabilities face greater challenges in the labor market than able-bodied individuals, and a growing body of research is finding that their children also tend to have more developmental problems parents. Can transfer payments help reduce this gap? In paper, we present first evidence on how parental disability benefits affect well-being children. Using changes real under ten benefit programs Canada as an identification strategy Statistics Canada’s National Longitudinal Survey Children Youth (NLSCY) data source child outcomes, find strong higher lead improvements children’s cognitive non-cognitive development, measured by math scores standardized tests, hyperactive symptoms, emotional anxiety behavior. The effect larger disabled mother those father.