This paper first documents trends in employment rates and then reviews what is known
about the various factors that have been proposed to explain the decline in the overall …

After peaking around the year 2000, the Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) of Americans
declined substantially. The weakening in LFPR was faster after the financial crisis of 2007 …

Combining administrative data from the US Army, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Social
Security Administration, we analyze the effect of the VA's Disability Compensation (DC) …

Importance Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often interferes with a person's ability to
obtain or sustain employment, which leads to premature exit from the labor force and …

The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutional population
16 years and older that is working or actively looking for work. It is an important labor market …

We study impacts of a cash transfer program with no means-test and no work restrictions: the
US Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Disability Compensation program. Our empirical …

One concern with employer-based health insurance is job lock or the inability for employees
to leave their current employment for better opportunities for fear of losing benefits. We use …

Over the last two decades the US labor force participation rate has fallen. While the relatively
strong job market since 2014 has led to rising participation for some groups, the overall …

I estimate the labor market effects of gaining eligibility for Supplemental Security Income
(SSI) disability benefits during childhood. A Supreme Court decision eased the criteria to be …

Abstract The US Department of Veterans Affairs' Disability Compensation (DC) program
provides disability benefits to nearly one in four US military veterans and has annual …