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1 online resource (ix, 459 pages) : illustrations |
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National Bureau of Economic Research conference report |
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National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.
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| Contents |
Disability, health and retirement in the United Kingdom / James Banks, Richard Blundell, Antoine Bozio, and Carl Emmerson -- Disability insurance, population health and employment in Sweden / Lisa Jönsson, Mårten Palme, and Ingemar Svensson -- Health, disability and pathways into retirement in Spain / Pilar García-Gómez, Sergi Jiménez-Martín, and Judit Vall Castelló -- Health status, welfare programs participation and labor force activity in Italy / Agar Brugiavini and Franco Peracchi -- Disability programs, health and retirement in Denmark since 1960 / Paul Bingley, Nabanita Datta Gupta, and Peder J. Pedersen -- Disability in Belgium : there is more than meets the eye / Alain Jousten, Mathieu Lefebvre, and Sergio Perelman -- Disability, pension reform and early retirement in Germany / Axel Börsch-Supan and Hendrik Jürges -- Disability and social security reforms : the French case / Luc Behaghel, Didier Blanchet, Thierry Debrand and Muriel Roger -- Disability insurance programs in Canada / Michael Baker and Kevin Milligan -- The long-run growth of disability insurance in the United States / Kevin Milligan -- Disability pension program and labor force participation in Japan : an historical perspective / Takashi Oshio and Satoshi Shimizutani -- Disability insurance and labor market exit routes of older workers in the Netherlands / Klaas de Vos, Arie Kapteyn, and Adriaan Kalwij |
| Summary |
In nearly every industrialized country, large aging populations and increased life expectancy have placed enormous pressure on social security programs & mdash;and, until recently, the pressure has been compounded by a trend toward retirement at an earlier age. With a larger fraction of the population receiving benefits, in coming decades social security in many countries may have to be reformed in order to remain financially viable. This volume offers a cross-country analysis of the effects of disability insurance programs on labor force participation by older workers. Drawing on measures of hea |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Disability insurance.
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Older people -- Health and hygiene.
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Retirement -- Economic aspects
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Social security.
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Social Security
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Insurance, Disability
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Medical Assistance -- economics
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Old Age Assistance -- economics
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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Disability insurance
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Older people -- Health and hygiene
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Retirement -- Economic aspects
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Social security
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wise, David A
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National Bureau of Economic Research, sponsoring body.
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| LC no. |
2011049671 |
| ISBN |
9780226921952 |
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0226921956 |
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0226921956 |
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