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social insurance for workplace disability. We leverage a unique workers' compensation (WC) program in Oregon that provides … rating in WC lead to under-accommodation and inefficient labor market outcomes after workplace disability. Counterfactual …-related disability but also leads to welfare gains for most workers …

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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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What are the Motivations of Pathways to Retirement in Europe: Individual, Familial, Professional Situation or Social Protection Systems?

Debrand, Thierry; Sirven, Nicolas - Institut de Recherche et de Documentation en Économie … - 2009

protection systems (pensions, disability, employment). The analysis is simultaneously carried out in terms of "stocks" (labor …

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Transfers and Labor Market Behavior of the Elderly in Developing Countries: Theory and Evidence from Vietnam

Jung, Juergen; Tran, Chung - Department of Economics, Towson University - 2009

In this paper we argue that the strategic interaction between the labor supply decision of the elderly and private transfers from their children lowers the opportunity cost of leisure of the elderly. This in turn magnifies the crowding-out effect of public pensions on the labor supply of the...

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The social protection of rural workers in the construction industry in urban China

Li, Bingqin; Peng, Huamin - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006

The construction industry is important for Chinese rural to urban migrants. Over 90% of urban construction workers are rural migrants, and over a third of all rural migrants work in construction. The construction industry is not only particularly important, but is also different from other...

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Transfers and Labor Market Behavior of the Elderly in Developing Countries: Theory and Evidence from Vietnam

Tran, Chung - Center for Applied Economics and Policy Research … - 2008

In this paper, I analyze the crowding-out effects of public transfers on labor supply of the elderly in the context of developing countries. I argue that the interactions between private transfers received and labor supplied by the elderly affect the opportunity cost of retirement and,...

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New work forms : how to integrate them in our social insurances

Montebovi, Saskia; Barrio, Alberto; Schoukens, Paul - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 100 (2020), pp. 48-53

The increase in the group of atypical workers means that their social security protection needs reviewing. How far should we go in approaching social security for self-employed workers, flex workers, crowd workers and all new employment relationships differently? This will depend on the number...

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The Role of Temporary Agency Employment in Tight Labor Markets

Houseman, Susan N.; Kalleberg, Arne L.; Erickcek, George A. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

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Evaluation of the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Program: Beneficiaries Served, Services Provided, and Program Costs.

Schimmel, Jody; O'Day, Bonnie; Roche, Allison; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2010

This report presents findings on the activities of the 103 organizations receiving Social Security Administration grants under the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) program, established in 2006 to disseminate information on work incentives and support beneficiaries in their efforts...

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A Roadmap to a 21st-Century Disability Policy.

Mann, David; Stapleton, David - Mathematica Policy Research - 2012

Despite decades of increases in program participation and spending, the disability support infrastructure in the United …

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