Work

The Health and Earnings of Rejected Disability Insurance Applicants

Year: 1989

Type: report

Abstract: Applicants for Social Security Disability Benefits who fail to pass the medical screening form a natural 'control' group for beneficiaries.Data drawn from the 1972 and 1978 surveys of the disabled done for the Social Security Administration show that fewer than 50% of rejected male applicants work.Typical earnings of those that do are less than 50% of median earnings for other men their age.These data cast doubt on recent econometric work which suggests that the disincentive effects of DI have been substantial.

Source: National Bureau of Economic Research

DOI: 10.3386/w2816

Author: John Bound

Institutions: National Bureau of Economic Research, University of Michigan

Language: English

Topic: Retirement, Disability, and Employment

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Reduced inequalities, No poverty, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Social Security Administration, University of Michigan

OpenAlex ID: W2171724930

Cites: 20

Cited by: 470

Related to: 10