Disability Risk and Miraculous Recoveries in Russia

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Disability Risk and Miraculous Recoveries in Russia

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Becker, Charles M.
Merkuryeva, Irina S.

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This paper examines determinants of being disabled in Russia, along with the probability of moving from one disability status to another, using data from 1994 through 2002 from the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey. Disability risk rises with age, declines with income and self-reported good health, and is lower for women. On the other hand, neither smoking nor drinking alcohol increase either the risk of being or becoming disabled.

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Paper provided by Duke University, Department of Economics in its series Working Papers with number 05-07.

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Length: 35 pages
Date of creation: 2005
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NEP-ALL-2005-10-22 (All new papers)
NEP-CIS-2005-10-22 (Confederation of Independent States)
NEP-HEA-2005-10-22 (Health Economics)
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