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The decision of the UK to leave the European Union created uncertainty for European citizens resident in the UK for the period 2016 to 2019. This paper studies the effects of this uncertainty on their mental health. Using data from a large household panel and a difference-in-differences framework, we find no evidence for a decline in mental health or life satisfaction for various definitions of EU citizens relative to multiple control groups. These findings are robust to the specific mental health measure. We corroborate this finding by looking at various channels plausibly linking Brexit and European citizens’ mental health.
Author(s): Braakmann N
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society
Year: 2021
Volume: 60
Issue: 4
Pages: 521-548
Online publication date: 06/07/2021
Acceptance date: 09/06/2021
Date deposited: 09/06/2021
ISSN (print): 0019-8676
ISSN (electronic): 1468-232X
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/irel.12287
DOI: 10.1111/irel.12287
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