Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program provides benefits to insured workers
with disabilities under the full retirement age and their dependents based on an individual …

This chapter reviews the behavioral and redistributive effects of transfer programs targeted
at working-age people with disabilities. While we primarily focus on the United States, we …

The Social Security Disability benefit programs (SSDI and SSI) constitute an essential safety
net for individuals unable to work because of disability. Eligibility for SSDI is based on work …

The US disability insurance system is an important part of the federal social safety net; it
provides financial protection to working-age Americans who have illnesses, injuries, or …

We use data from a social experiment to estimate the impact of a rehabilitation and
counseling program on the labor market activity of newly entitled Social Security Disability …

The cost of disability, including short term disability benefits, long term early retirement
payments to disabled workers and the related medical costs, is astronomical. Recently …

Individuals with disabilities have lower rates of workforce participation and lower earnings
than their nondisabled peers. This article traces the history of the US workforce development …

Decommodification, or the ability to maintain a reasonable standard of living when one is
unable to participate in the labor market, is the principal objective of disability benefit …

This study is part of a larger investigation that explored the phenomenon called the
Progression of Disability Benefits (PODB). PODB refers to the migration of workers with work …

The purpose of this article is to provide an analysis of the role and effectiveness of civil rights
legislation in enhancing the employment status of persons with disabilities. The areas for …