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Disability Retirement in a Welfare State

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  • Espen Bratberg

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The increasing number of disability pensioners may put a strain on the welfare state. In this paper, we try to assess the effect of financial incentives on disability entrance. A sample of Norwegians on long‐term sick leave at the beginning of 1989 is examined as of the end of 1989, and the exit routes are studied in a multinomial logit model. The results indicate that the incentive effects of wages are larger than the disincentive effects of benefits. Furthermore, there is no evidence that having a “subjective” diagnosis affects the probability of becoming a disability pensioner. JEL Classification: H55; I18; J26

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  • Espen Bratberg, 1999. "Disability Retirement in a Welfare State," Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 101(1), pages 97-114, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:scandj:v:101:y:1999:i:1:p:97-114
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-9442.00143
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    1. Duncan McVicar, 2008. "Why Have Uk Disability Benefit Rolls Grown So Much?," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 22(1), pages 114-139, February.
    2. Iskhakov, Fedor, 2008. "Pension Reforms in Norway: Evidence from a Structural Dynamic Model," Memorandum 14/2008, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
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    6. Holen, Dag S., 2007. "It Ain't Necessariy So," Memorandum 19/2008, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
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    11. Iskhakov, Fedor, 2008. "Dynamic Programming Model of Health and Retirement," Memorandum 03/2008, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
    12. Daniela-Emanuela Danacica, 2023. "Unemployment Of Highly Educated Disabled Individuals In Romania," Annals - Economy Series, Constantin Brancusi University, Faculty of Economics, vol. 1, pages 45-61, February.
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    15. Bratsberg, Bernt & Fevang, Elisabeth & Røed, Knut, 2010. "Disability in the Welfare State: An Unemployment Problem in Disguise?," IZA Discussion Papers 4897, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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    JEL classification:

    • H55 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Social Security and Public Pensions
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • J26 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Retirement; Retirement Policies

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