policy parameters: (i) DI eligibility rules and (ii) DI benefits. Causal evidence from two DI reforms in Austria generate … lower DI benefits. Stricter DI eligibility rules generate lower income losses (earnings + transfers), particularly at the … eligibility rules rather than lower DI benefits. An application of our framework to the DI system of the U.S. suggests that DI …

sickness insurance program. Specifically, the share of individuals receiving unemployment benefits increased roughly by 3 … percentage points and the share receiving sickness insurance benefits by 0.6 percentage points. …

policy parameters: (i) DI eligibility rules and (ii) DI benefits. Causal evidence from two DI reforms in Austria generate … lower DI benefits. Stricter DI eligibility rules generate lower income losses (earnings + transfers), particularly at the … eligibility rules rather than lower DI benefits. An application of our framework to the DI system of the U.S. suggests that DI …

policy parameters: (i) DI eligibility rules and (ii) DI benefits. Causal evidence from two DI reforms in Austria generate … lower DI benefits. Stricter DI eligibility rules generate lower income losses (earnings + transfers), particularly at the … lower through tightening eligibility rules than through lowering benefits. Applying our framework to the US DI system …

policy parameters: (i) DI eligibility rules and (ii) DI benefits. Causal evidence from two DI reforms in Austria generate … lower DI benefits. Stricter DI eligibility rules generate lower income losses (earnings + transfers), particularly at the … lower through tightening eligibility rules than through lowering benefits. Applying our framework to the US DI system …

Most countries reduce Disability Insurance (DI) benefits for beneficiaries earning above a specified threshold. Such an … below the threshold. Exploiting such a notch in Austria, we provide transparent and credible identification of the effect of …