IRFD grant: How do child benefits affect families?
Professor Marianne Simonsen from the Department of Economics and Business Economics has received DKK 5.7 million from the Independent Research Fund Denmark for her research into families’ and children’s wellbeing.
Almost all high-income countries offer support to families with children in the form of different variants of family benefits, but we know surprisingly little about how such measures affect families and children's long-term well-being, and we know particularly little about their effect on vulnerable families. Nor do we know much about whether different ways of disbursing these benefits make a difference. For example, is it important whether it is the mother or the father who receives the funds?
With the new grant from Independent Research Fund Denmark Marianne Simonsen will shed light on these questions. In her project, she will make use of unique historical register data that links families far back in time, as well as new register data.
To find out which type of support is most effective, Marianne Simonsen will take advantage of the fact that there has been variation in policies over time, across family types, and differences in who has received the benefits.
Marianne Simonsen's goal is to contribute to better policy in the area.
Further information
Marianne Simonsen has received DKK 5,734,364 from the Independent Research Fund Denmark – Research into vulnerability and well-being for her project “The Role of Child Benefits for Families’ and Children’s Wellbeing”. Marianne Page from UC Davis is Co-PI.