We compare three major UK surveys, BHPS, FRS and ELSA, in terms of the picture they give of the relationship between disability and receipt of the Attendance Allowance (AA) benefit. Using the different disability indicators available in each survey, we estimate a model in which probabilities of...

Der Forschungsbericht beruht auf einer explorativen Studie, die die Universität Halle und die Aktion Psychisch Kranke e.V. in Bonn für das IAB durchgeführt haben. Literaturstudien und die Sekundärauswertung von Krankenkassendaten zeigen ein hohes Vorkommen von psychiatrischen Diagnosen bei...

Policy has long been based on the assumption that disabled people are either capable, or incapable, of work. This paper extends earlier analyses which show that the probability of employment is a variable, not an absolute. The disability employment penalty varies by number, type, severity and...