We investigate the role of education in creating employment opportunities for persons with disabilities across the … educational attainment is a major factor determining the probability of employment among persons with disabilities. In particular …, the employment effects of tertiary education are much larger among persons with disabilities than among non …

of beneficiaries. Leveraging age and health cutoffs in the reassessment, the paper estimates employment responses to loss … benefits in the post-reform period. The consequences of leaving disability insurance differed sharply by pre-reform employment … without pre-reform employment did. The gains of the reform in activating beneficiaries were small and strongly driven by pre …

reassessment, we estimate employment responses to loss or reduction of benefits. We find that among those who left disability …-reform employment status. 81% of beneficiaries who had some employment in the pre-reform year worked, while only 33% of those without … pre-reform employment did. The gains of the reform in activating beneficiaries were small and strongly driven by pre …