Getting Disabled Workers Back to Work: How Important Are Economic Incentives?
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Authors:
Fevang, Elisabeth, Inés Hardoy, og Knut Røed
Year:
2013
Reference:
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IZA Discussion Paper no 7137
Summary
We investigate the impacts of economic incentives on the duration and outcome of temporary disability insurance (TDI) spells. The analysis is based on a large quasi-experiment in Norway, with a complete overhaul of the TDI benefit system. Our findings show that the labor supply of TDI claimants responds to both the benefit-level and to the level of local labor demand. The estimated elasticity of the employment hazard with respect to the benefit-level is – 0.3. We also find that the level of TDI benefits significantly affects the transition rate to alternative social insurance programs such as permanent disability and unemployment.
JEL:
H55, I38, J22
Keywords:
temporary disability, rehabilitation, hazard rate models, labor supply
Project:
Oppdragsgiver: Norges forskningsrådOppdragsgivers prosjektnr.: 185201
Frisch prosjekt: 1181 - Activation and social insurance
