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The system of disability benefits in Russia. Estimation of targeting accuracy

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Merkuryeva Irina ()
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The project addresses the discrepancies between recognized disability status and actual health condition of Russians, evaluates the targeting efficiency of disability benefits, and investigates the factors that determine individual behavior leading to inconsistency between the degree of incurred health damage and the status within the social security system.

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Paper provided by EERC Research Network, Russia and CIS in its series EERC Working Paper Series with number 07-04e.

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Date of creation: 06 Nov 2007
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