?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Family+welfare+cultures&rft.creator=Mogstad%2C+M&rft.description=Strong+intergenerational+correlations+in+various+types+of+welfare+use+have+fueled+a+long-standing+debate+over+whether+welfare+receipt+in+one+generation+causes+welfare+participation+in+the+next+generation.+Some+claim+a+causal+relationship+in+welfare+receipt+across+generations+has+created+a+culture+in+which+welfare+use+reinforces+itself+through+the+family.+Others+argue+the+determinants+of+poverty+or+poor+health+are+correlated+across+generations%2C+so+that+children's+welfare+participation+is+associated+with%2C+but+not+caused+by%2C+parental+welfare+receipt.+However%2C+there+is+little+empirical+evidence+to+sort+out+these+claims.+In+this+paper%2C+we+investigate+the+existence+and+importance+of+family+welfare+cultures+in+the+context+of+Norway's+disability+insurance+(DI)+system.+To+overcome+the+challenge+of+correlated+unobservables+across+generations%2C+we+take+advantage+of+random+assignment+of+judges+to+DI+applicants+whose+cases+are+initially+denied.+Some+appeal+judges+are+systematically+more+lenient%2C+which+leads+to+random+variation+in+the+probability+a+parent+will+be+allowed+DI.+Using+this+exogenous+variation%2C+we+find+strong+evidence+that+welfare+receipt+in+one+generation+causes+welfare+participation+in+the+next+generation%3A+when+a+parent+is+allowed+DI%2C+their+adult+child's+participation+over+the+next+five+years+increases+by+6+percentage+points.+This+effect+grows+over+time%2C+rising+to+12+percentage+points+after+ten+years.+While+these+findings+are+specific+to+our+setting%2C+they+serve+to+highlight+that+welfare+reforms+can+have+long-lasting+effects+on+program+participation%2C+since+any+original+effect+on+the+current+generation+could+be+reinforced+by+changing+the+participation+behavior+of+their+children+as+well.+The+detailed+nature+of+our+data+allows+us+to+compare+the+intergenerational+transmission+with+spillover+effects+in+other+networks+and+to+explore+mechanisms.+Our+findings+point+to+a+special+link+between+parents+and+their+children%2C+with+little+impact+due+to+close+neighbors'+DI+participation.+We+find+suggestive+evidence+that+what+may+change+as+a+result+of+a+parent+being+allowed+DI+is+their+children's+beliefs+about+the+efficacy+of+trying+to+get+on+to+the+DI+program+or+their+attitudes+about+DI+participation+and+its+stigma.+&rft.publisher=NBER&rft.date=2013&rft.type=Working+%2F+discussion+paper&rft.source=++++(NBER+Working+Paper+).+NBER+(2013)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F1413785%2F1%2FNBER_Working%2520Paper%2520July%25202013.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F1413785%2F&rft.rights=open