Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Tinbergen Institute; IZA, Bonn.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Tinbergen Institute; IZA, Bonn.
J Health Econ. 2022 Mar;82:102593. doi: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2022.102593. Epub 2022 Jan 30.
While a large share of Disability Insurance recipients in OECD countries are expected to recover, outflow rates from temporary disability schemes are typically negligible. We estimate the disincentive effects of disability benefits on the response to a (mental) health improvement using administrative data on all Dutch disability benefit applicants. We compare those below the DI eligibility threshold with those above and find that disincentives significantly reduce work resumption after health improves. Approximately half of the response to recovery is offset by benefits. Estimates from a structural labor supply model suggest that disincentives are substantially larger when the worker's earnings capacity is fully restored.
尽管经合组织国家的大量残疾保险受益人预计将康复，但临时残疾计划的流出率通常可以忽略不计。我们利用所有荷兰残疾津贴申请人的行政数据，评估残疾津贴对（精神）健康改善的反应的抑制作用。我们将那些低于残疾保险资格门槛的人与那些高于门槛的人进行比较，发现抑制作用显著降低了健康改善后的工作恢复率。大约一半的康复反应被福利抵消了。来自结构劳动力供应模型的估计表明，当工人的收入能力完全恢复时，抑制作用会大得多。
