Using a representative panel study, the author substantially contributes to closing a research gap. She presents a comprehensive overview of the complex topic of occupational first and re-integration of rehabilitants and of the challenges analysing the process itself. Furthermore, she offers...

Diese Arbeit geht der Frage nach, inwiefern die in der Heilpädagogik unter dem Begriff Deinstitutionalisierung geforderten Reformen wohnbezogener Dienste der sogenannten Behindertenhilfe durch einen Wandel der angesprochenen Organisationen zu realisieren sind. Kern der Arbeit ist eine...

This paper examines the consequences of disability, identifying for the first time, the separate impacts of onsets and recoveries from disability on both employment status and hours worked using panel data from Indonesia. We find that changes in physical functioning have no affect hours worked...

We contribute to the scarce literature focusing on the life outcomes of disabled people in Central and Eastern European Countries by estimating the effects of disability on employment probabilities for six Central and Eastern European Countries. We find that disability negatively affects the...

This study provides insight in the responsiveness of disabled workers to financial incentives, using administrative individual data from the Netherlands from 2006 to 2013. We focus on workers receiving partial DI benefits and with substantial residual work capacities that can be exploited. After...

This paper examines how Congress's 2008 expansion of who is disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) impacts the labor market outcomes of newly covered individuals. Focusing on obese individuals, I exploit variation in coverage of obesity before and after the 2008 expansion to...

This study provides insight in the responsiveness of disabled workers to financial incentives, using administrative individual data from the Netherlands from 2006 to 2013. We focus on workers receiving partial DI benefits and with substantial residual work capacities that can be exploited. After...

Social Security Disability Insurance beneficiaries undergo periodic medical reviews to determine if they continue to be eligible for disability benefits. We examine how these reviews affect beneficiary well-being by using administrative data to track the earnings of beneficiaries for up to 5...