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Applications to the U.S. Disability System: A Semiparametric Approach for Men and Women

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Riphahn, Regina T. () (SALEPO, University of Muenchen.)
Kreider, Brent () (Iowa State University)

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This study investigates the determinants of applications for U.S. disability benefits between 1986 and 1993 using a semiparametric discrete factor procedure separately for men and women. Approximating a dynamic optimization model, the estimation accounts for a variety of potential biases that were unaddressed in prior studies. Our results indicate different responses of men and women to variations in policy measures. Past labor earnings and fringe benefits as well as benefit eligibility and benefit amounts clearly affect application behavior.

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Paper provided by Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in its series IZA Discussion Papers with number 17.

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Keywords: disability benefits; retirement; semiparametric estimation;

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H55 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Social Security and Public Pensions
J26 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Retirement; Retirement Policies

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  1. Michele Campolieti, 2002. "Moral Hazard and Disability Insurance: On the Incidence of Hard-to-Diagnose Medical Conditions in the Canada/Quebec Pension Plan Disability Program," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 28(3), pages 419-441, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Tuulia Hakola & Maarten Lindeboom, 2001. "Retirement Round-bout: Early Exit Channels and Disability Applications," Discussion Papers 262, Government Institute for Economic Research Finland (VATT). [Downloadable!]
  3. Michele Campolieti, 2006. "Disability Insurance Adjudication Criteria and the Incidence of Hard-to-Diagnose Medical Conditions," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, Berkeley Electronic Press, vol. 0(1). [Downloadable!]
  4. Annemiek van VUren & Daniël van Vuuren, 2005. "Financial incentives in disability insurance in the Netherlands," CPB Discussion Papers 45, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis. [Downloadable!]
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  5. Michele Campolieti, 2001. "Disability Insurance and the Labour Force Participation of Older Men and Women in Canada," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 27(2), pages 179-194, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  6. Michele Campolieti & James Goldenberg, 2007. "Disability Insurance Denial Rates and the Labor Force Participation of Older Men and Women in Canada," Atlantic Economic Journal, International Atlantic Economic Society, vol. 35(1), pages 59-75, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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