The Financial Repercussions of New Work-Limiting Health Conditions for Older Workers.

Using a nonexperimental analysis, this article examined earnings and income for older workers who later experience the onset of a medical condition that limits their ability to work. Income from unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and retirement and disability benefits offset only a small amount of the earnings declines, resulting in decreased overall household income after onset of the work-limiting condition.

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Year of publication:	2012-08-01
Authors:	Schimmel, Jody ; Stapleton, David C.
Institutions:	Mathematica Policy Research
Subject:	Disability \| propensity score matching \| Older Workers \| Work-Limiting Health Conditions

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Extent:	text/html
Series:	Mathematica Policy Research Reports.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	2 pages long
Classification:	I - Health, Education, and Welfare ; J - Labor and Demographic Economics
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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