Why do disability benefit rolls vary between regions? A review of the evidence from the USA and the UK

Regional Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 519-533

  McVicar, Duncan ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability; Disability benefits; Health; Incapacity benefit; Labour markets

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; LABOR MARKET; REGIONAL ECONOMY; REGIONAL PATTERN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745885697     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400600757635     Document Type: Review

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