Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5060539 Economics Letters 2012 4 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Education and mortality are positively correlated among disability applicants. ► The rejected applicants are healthier, but are less educated and have lower earnings. ► The rejected applicants are more comparable using propensity score weighting. ► Weighting does not alter the conclusions about the effect of benefits on earnings.
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Earnings of rejected applicants to the Social Security Disability Insurance program
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