comparing US disability policy with that in other Western industrialized countries and identifying research issues that are …

the effects of wages or taxes on hours of work. The evidence on disability insurance and (especially) social security …

This paper investigates the effects of intensified screening of disability insurance benefit applications. A large …-scale experiment was setup where in 2 of the 26 Dutch regions case workers of the disability insurance administration were instructed … absenteeism and disability insurance applications. This provides evidence both for direct effects of the more intensive screening …

Workplace injuries and illnesses are an important cause of disability. State workers' compensation programs provide … almost $60 billion per year in cash and medical-care benefits for those injuries and illnesses. Social Security Disability … Insurance (DI) is the largest disability insurance program in the United States, with annual cash payments to disabled workers …

Although one-third of workers in the USA and Germany contract supplementary private disability insurance (DI), most …

This paper analyses the labour market and efficiency effects of various kinds of disability policies. It therefore … extends Pissarides (1990) model of equilibrium unemployment with disability risk and disability benefits and allows for the … improper use of disability schemes by the unemployed. The paper finds that recognition of this improper use can reverse the …

Most Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) beneficiaries must complete a 5-month waiting period before they become …

differences in health translate into a substantially higher (30%) risk of applying for disability insurance (DI) in the …

differences in health translate into a substantially higher (30%) risk of applying for disability insurance (DI) in the …