Discussion Papers no. 803
Earnings, disposable income, and consumption of allowed and rejected disability insurance applicants
Two key questions in thinking about the size and growth of the disability insurance program are to what extent it discourages work, and how valuable the insurance is to individuals and families.
Two key questions in thinking about the size and growth of the disability insurance program are to what extent it discourages work, and how valuable the insurance is to individuals and families. These questions motivate our paper. We begin by describing the earnings, disposable income and consumption of awarded and rejected DI applicants, before and after the disability onset and the allowance decision. Next, we discuss how these descriptive results can be interpreted through the lens of alternative empirical approaches. Our analysis uses a Norwegian population panel data set with detailed information about every individual and household.
About the publication
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Earnings, disposable income, and consumption of allowed and rejected disability insurance applicants
- Authors
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Andreas Ravndal Kostøl, Magne Mogstad
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Discussion Papers no. 803
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Statistics Norway
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Discussion Papers
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1892-753X
- Language
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English
- About Discussion Papers
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Discussion papers comprise research papers intended for international journals and books. A preprint of a Discussion Paper may be longer and more elaborate than a standard journal article as it may include intermediate calculations, background material etc.
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