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the effects of wages or taxes on hours of work. The evidence on disability insurance and (especially) social security …
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States have responded to COVID-19's ongoing workplace disruptions with myriad workers' compensation policy changes. While some states have extended presumptions of coverage to a large swath of workers who are at risk of contracting COVID-19 on the job, others have been far more measured or have...
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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 …
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Using data from the first eleven waves of the German Socio-Economic Panel this study investigates the dynamic effects of health shocks on employment and economic wellbeing of older workers. A health shock trebles the probability of leaving the labor force and almost doubles the unemployment...
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Using data from the first eleven waves of the German Socio-Economic Panel this study investigates the dynamic effects of health shocks on employment and economic well-being of older workers. A health shock trebles the probability of leaving the labor force and almost doubles the unemployment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014184369
To analyze the effect of health on work, many studies use a simple self-assessed health measure based upon a question such as “do you have an impairment or health problem limiting the kind or amount of work you can do‘” A possible drawback of such a measure is the possibility that...
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Government of India wants to implement 'Conditions of Work and Livelihood Promotion Bill' for the agricultural workers who are unorganized in nature in such a time when cultivation is not very profitable and employment generations in the agricultural sector are declining. This paper is a...
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The empirical literature on social protection is quite limited. Few studies have examined the determinants of social protection either at the regional or country level. Hong (2014) and Beblavy (2009) examine three East Asian countries and 27 EU states, respectively, while Sepalika et al. (2014)...
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Social protection in Korea is designed around traditional forms of employment and excludes a substantial share of workers in non-standard employment. The resulting social protection gaps compound income inequality and undermine financial sustainability as uninsured persons rely on tax-financed...
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To analyze the effect of health on work, many studies use a simple self-assessed health measure based upon a question such as do you have an impairment or health problem limiting the kind or amount of work you can do? A possible drawback of such a measure is the possibility that different groups...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013155601