This paper examines the role of ethnic networks in disability program take-up among working-age immigrants in the … United States. We find that even when controlling for country of origin and area of residence fixed effects, immigrants …

This paper examines the role of ethnic networks in disability program take-up among working-age immigrants in the … United States. We find that even when controlling for country of origin and area of residence fixed effects, immigrants …

This paper examines the role of ethnic networks in disability program take-up among working-age immigrants in the … United States. We find that even when controlling for country of origin and area of residence fixed effects, immigrants …

economic conditions. By focusing on immigrants in the US, we can consider the influence of work norms in a person’s home … more sensitive to economic downturns among immigrants from countries where people place less importance on work. We also …

economic conditions. By focusing on immigrants in the US, we can consider the influence of work norms in a person's home … more sensitive to economic downturns among immigrants from countries where people place less importance on work. We also …

across the business cycle. We show that immigrants from country-of-origin groups that have lower participation costs are more … sensitive to economic conditions than immigrants from high cost groups. These results do not seem to be driven by variation …

show that immigrants from country-of-origin groups that have lower social costs to participation, as measured by past SSDI … participation rates for their origin group, are more sensitive to economic downturns than immigrants from high cost groups. We …

across the business cycle. We show that immigrants from country-of-origin groups that have lower participation costs are more … sensitive to economic conditions than immigrants from high cost groups. These results do not seem to be driven by variation …

This paper examines the role of ethnic networks in disability program take-up among working-age immigrants in the … United States. We find that even when controlling for country of origin and area of residence fixed effects, immigrants …, information sharing play important roles. -- social security disability insurance ; supplementary security income ; networks …

This paper examines the role of ethnic networks in disability program take-up among working-age immigrants in the … United States. We find that even when controlling for country of origin and area of residence fixed effects, immigrants …