Work Disability is a Pain in the *****, Especially in England, The Netherlands, and the United States

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Work Disability is a Pain in the *****, Especially in England, The Netherlands, and the United States

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James Banks (Institute for Fiscal Studies & University College, London)
Arie Kapteyn (RAND Corporation)
James P. Smith (RAND Corporation)
Arthur van Soest (RAND Corporation & Tilburg University)

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Abstract

This paper investigates the role of pain in determining self-reported work disability in the US, the UK, and The Netherlands. Even if identical questions are asked, cross-country differences in reported work disability remain substantial. In the US and The Netherlands, respondent evaluations of work limitations of hypothetical persons described in pain vignettes are used to identify the extent to which differences in self-reports between countries or socio-economic groups are due to systematic variation in the response scales.

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Paper provided by EconWPA in its series Labor and Demography with number 0505017.

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Date of creation: 19 May 2005
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- James Banks & Arie Kapteyn & James P. Smith & Arthur van Soest, 2005. "Work Disability is a Pain in the *****, Especially in England, The Netherlands, and the United States," NBER Working Papers 11558, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
- James Banks & Arie Kapteyn & James P. Smith & Arthur van Soest, 2005. "Work Disability is a Pain in the *****, Especially in England, The Netherlands, and the United States," Working Papers 280, RAND Corporation Publications Department. [Downloadable!]

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Arie Kapteyn & James P. Smith & Arthur van Soest & James Banks, 2007. "Labor Market Status and Transitions during the Pre-Retirement Years: Learning from International Differences," NBER Working Papers 13536, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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- Arie Kapteyn & James Smith & Arthur van Soest & James Banks, 2007. "Labor Market Status and Transitions During the Pre-Retirement Years: Learning from International Differences," Working Papers wp149, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center. [Downloadable!]
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