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Local Funds and Political Competition: Evidence from the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in India
Gupta, Bhanu; Mukhopadhyay, Abhiroop - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This paper examines how local politics affects public fund allocations. It uses the context of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in India which was introduced by the Indian National Congress (INC). Using longitudinal data on funds sanctioned and election results from three...
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Reforming the Benefit System to 'Make Work Pay': Options and Priorities in a Weak Labour Market
Immervoll, Herwig - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Policies that support the unemployed, while reducing employment barriers and benefit dependency, are of particular interest in the current economic climate. This paper examines alternative policy approaches for combining adequate income support for the jobless with incentives to keep out-of-work...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884396
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Does Delay Cause Decay? The Effect of Administrative Decision Time on the Labor Force Participation and Earnings of Disability Applicants
Autor, David; Maestas, Nicole; Mullen, Kathleen; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
Disability Insurance (SSDI) applicants and distinguishes it from the discouragement effect of receiving disability benefits … differences in processing speed among disability examiners to whom applicants are randomly assigned, we find that longer …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011143943
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Does Happiness Adapt? A Longitudinal Study of Disability with Implications for Economists and Judges
Oswald, Andrew J.; Powdthavee, Nattavudh - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
on to exhibit recovery in mental wellbeing. Adaptation to severe disability, however, is shown to be incomplete. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703631
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Immigrant Networks and the Take-Up of Disability Programs: Evidence from US Census Data
Furtado, Delia; Theodoropoulos, Nikolaos - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
This paper examines the role of ethnic networks in disability program take-up among working-age immigrants in the … residing amidst a large number of co-ethnics are more likely to receive disability payments when their ethnic groups have … history or income and asset requirements of the disability programs, we also find that social norms and, to a lesser extent …
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Dynamic Modeling of the SSDI Application Timing Decision: The Importance of Policy Variables
Burkhauser, Richard V.; Butler, J. S.; Gumus, Gulcin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003
This paper analyzes the importance of policy variables in the context of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762033
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Option Value and Dynamic Programming Model Estimates of Social Security Disability Insurance Application Timing
Burkhauser, Richard V.; Butler, J. S.; Gumus, Gulcin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003
Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) application timing decision. We estimate the time to application from the point at which a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233787
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Emigration and the Age Profile of Retirement among Immigrants
Cobb-Clark, Deborah; Stillman, Steven - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
This paper analyzes the relationship between immigrants' retirement status and the prevalence of return migration from the host country to their country of origin. We develop a simple theoretical model to illustrate that under reasonable conditions the probability of return migration is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822022
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Labor Market Policies, Institutions and Employment Rates in the EU-27
Rovelli, Riccardo; Bruno, Randolph Luca - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
We compare labor market policies, institutions and outcomes for the EU member states, for the period 2000-2005. We document the main differences in Labor Market Policies across EU members, including new member states after 2004. We focus on indicators of policy generosity (expenditures relative...
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Does Retirement Kill You? Evidence from Early Retirement Windows
Coe, Norma B.; Lindeboom, Maarten - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
The magnitude of the effect that health has on the retirement decision has long been studied. We examine the reverse relationship, whether or not retirement has a direct impact on later-life health. In order to identify the causal relationship, we use unexpected early retirement window offers to...
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