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Chapter 33 Labor supply effects of social insurance

Krueger, Alan B.; Meyer, Bruce D. - In: Handbook of public economics : volume 4, (pp. 2327-2392). 2002

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

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Striking a New Grand Bargain : Workers' Compensation as a Social Safety Net

Moore, Dylan - 2021

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 the Take-Up of Social Security Disability Benefits

O'Leary, Paul - 2015

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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Income and employment effects of health shocks : a test case for the German welfare state

Riphahn, Regina T. - 1998

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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Income and Employment Effects of Health Shocks - a Test Case for the German Welfare State

Riphahn, Regina T. - 1999

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

Work Disability, Work, and Justification Bias in Europe and the U.S

Kapteyn, Arie; Smith, James P.; Soest, Arthur van - 2009

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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Effects on Wage and Employment after Implementation of Social Security Norms in the Agricultural Labour Market

Kundu, Amit - 2009

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 Determinants of Social Protection Expenditures and Labor Market Flexibility

Mina, Wasseem - 2018

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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Strengthening the social safety net in Korea

Hwang, Hyunjeong - 2022

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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Work Disability, Work, and Justification Bias in Europe and the U.S

Kapteyn, Arie - 2009

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