This paper focuses on the relation between the onset of disability and employment outcomes. We develop an event history … onset of a disability by around 138%. However, health shocks are relatively rare events and therefore the larger part of … observed disability rates result from gradual deteriorations in health. We find no direct effect of health shocks on employment …

This paper focuses on the relation between the onset of disability and employment outcomes. We develop an event history … onset of a disability by around 138%. However, health shocks are relatively rare events and therefore the larger part of … observed disability rates result from gradual deteriorations in health. We find no direct effect of health shocks on employment …

acquiring a disability. We postulate a model in which this impact is mediated by the choice of occupation, with a level of risk … a representative sample of immigrants. We find that risk exposure increases the probability of permanent disability by 5 … both disability and the probability of being employed in a risky occupation. Most groups of immigrants work in riskier jobs …

deteriorates physical health, thus increasing the worker's probability of claiming disability insurance benefits. …