The Health of Disability Insurance Enrollees: An International Comparison

Enrica Croda (), Jonathan Skinner and Laura Yasaitis ()
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Enrica Croda: Department of Economics, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Laura Yasaitis: Leonard David Institute, University of Pennsylvania

No 2018:28, Working Papers from Department of Economics, University of Venice "Ca' Foscari"

Abstract: Rising costs of disability insurance (DI) programs are putting increased strain on central government budgets, yet little is known about how well countries target those in the poorest health. In this paper, we use the SHARE and HRS surveys to measure the average health of people aged 50-64 receiving DI, and the effectiveness of the DI safety net in covering those in poor health. The U.S. and Denmark appear successful at targeting benefits, with France and Belgium less so. These measures can also be used over time to evaluate country-level policy changes.

Keywords: Health; Disability Insurance; Europe; US; SHARE; HRS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H55 J14 J21 J26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 54 pages
Date: 2018
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