have impacted the rise of disability rates in OECD countries. To do so, we use an RDD design to study how a JSM program … but also in the transition to disability. The RDD exploits the fact that the program was only targeted at long … unemployment to disability and no impact on the transition rate to employment or inactivity. More precisely, individuals just below …

, individuals whose health is risky and heterogeneous choose to either work, or not work and apply for social security disability … States in poor health have low lifetime earnings is because they have a high probability of obtaining SSDI benefits. In other … ante welfare improving and, if anything, should be expanded. …

of publically provided disability benefits has fluctuated over time and discuss how policy choices played a role. Based … disability programs in four countries: Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United States. We show how growth in the receipt …

, individuals whose health is risky and heterogeneous choose to either work, or not work and apply for social security disability … States in poor health have low lifetime earnings is because they have a high probability of obtaining SSDI benefits. In other … ante welfare improving and, if anything, should be expanded. …

have impacted the rise of disability rates in OECD countries. To do so, we use an RDD design to study how a JSM program … but also in the transition to disability. The RDD exploits the fact that the program was only targeted at long … unemployment to disability and no impact on the transition rate to employment or inactivity. More precisely, individuals just below …

from a European and German perspective. As will be shown, the infection is to be qualified as a disability but …