We estimate the returns to more targeted disability insurance (DI) programs in terms of labor force participation, program spillovers, and worker health. To do so, we analyze workers after a workplace injury that experience differential levels of application screening. We find that when workers...

Informal care is a primary source of support for older adults with cognitive impairment but is less available to those who live alone. We leverage the U.S. Health and Retirement Survey 2000-2018 to examine trends in the prevalence of physical disability and social support among older adults with...

While there is a growing literature on family health spillovers, questions remain about how sibling disability status impacts educational outcomes. As disability is not randomly assigned this is an empirical challenge. In this paper we use Danish administrative data and variation in the onset of...

This paper studies the impact on personal income resulting from the onset of disability. Using the longitudinal Survey of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe, we compare the incomes trajectories of individuals who become disabled and of those remaining in healthy conditions during the same...

מטרת המחקר לבחון את אופן השתלבותם של אנשים עם מוגבלות בלתי נראית בשוק העבודה באמצעות מקרה המבחן של חולים בקדחת ים תיכונית. הקדחת הים תיכונית היא מחלה כרונית ללא...