within three years, there is no sign of adaptation even after ten years for those whose disability is chronic, defined as … examine the relationship between the dynamics of work-limiting disability and employment, hours of work, earnings and life … satisfaction. We employ two alternative classifications of the dynamic trajectories of disability and, in doing so, are able to …

non-widowed women serves as a reference to measure the degree of adaptation to widowhood. The results suggest bereavement …

. This is done after the individuals experience widowhood, marriage, unemployment or disability. We find systematic … prediction errors that are at least partly driven by unforeseen adaptation. …