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The Health of Disability Insurance Enrollees: An International Comparison

Year: 2018

Type: preprint

Abstract: Rising costs of disability insurance (DI) programs are putting increased strain on central government budgets, yet little is known about how well countries target those in the poorest health. In this paper, we use the SHARE and HRS surveys to measure the average health of people aged 50-64 receiving DI, and the effectiveness of the DI safety net in covering those in poor health. The U.S. and Denmark appear successful at targeting benefits, with France and Belgium less so. These measures can also be used over time to evaluate country-level policy changes.

Source: RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

Authors: Enrica Croda, Skinner Jonathan, Yasaitis Laura

Language: English

Topic: Retirement, Disability, and Employment

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Good health and well-being, No poverty

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2909190078

Cites: 31

Cited by: 3

Related to: 10