Adolescents' psychological health during the economic recession: does public spending buffer health inequalities among young people?

• Main Authors: Katharina Rathmann (Author), Timo-Kolja Pförtner (Author), Ana M. Osorio (Author), Klaus Hurrelmann (Author), Frank J. Elgar (Author), Lucia Bosakova (Author), Matthias Richter (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Many OECD countries have replied to economic recessions with an adaption in public spending on social benefits for families and young people in need. So far, no study has examined the impact of public social spending during the recent economic recession on health, and social ineq...