Policy Watch
U.S. Disability Policy in a Changing Environment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14855100 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard V Burkhauser (0000-0003-4629-0253, Cornell University), Mary C Daly (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, San Francisco, California.) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 213-224 |
| Publication date | 2002-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0895-3309 • E-ISSN: 1944-7965 |
| Publisher | American Economic Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1257/0895330027067 |
| PMID | 15179975 |
| OpenAlex | W1971686887 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 5 |
In this paper we provide a context for evaluating the goals and effectiveness of current disability policy. We review the Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income programs and examine trends in disability benefit receipt and employment among working-age people with disabilities. We discuss the difficulties in crafting efficient and equitable programs for this difficult to target, heterogeneous population. We conclude that changes in policy rather than in underlying health are most likely behind the increases in disability benefit receipt and the declines in employment of working-age people with disabilities over the 1990s business cycle. This feature contains short articles on topics that are currently on the agendas of policymakers, thus illustrating the role of economic analysis in illuminating current debates. Suggestions for future columns and comments on past ones should be sent to C. Eugene Steuerle, c/o Journal of Economic Perspectives, The Urban Institute, 2100 M Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20037
Disability benefits · Disability insurance · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Medical model of disability · Political science · Public economics · Receipt · Social security · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Law · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Accounting
Vignettes and Self-Reports of Work Disability in the United States and the Netherlands
Supporting Work Effort of SSDI Beneficiaries
The Growth in the Social Security Disability Rolls
Cross-Country Differentials in Work Disability Reporting Among Older Europeans
Data sets on pensions and health
When One Size Does Not Fit All
The Risk of Bankruptcy Before and After Brain or Spinal Cord Injury
Perspectives from the President's Commission on Social Security Reform
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,35 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2019 (17) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |