A model of Social Security Disability Insurance using matched SIPP/Administrative data

Journal of Econometrics

Volumn 145, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 4-20

  Lahiri, Kajal ^a   Song, Jae ^b   Wixon, Bernard ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCE; HEALTH; HEALTH INSURANCE; INSURANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSES; BLUE-COLLAR WORKERS; FEMALE WORKERS; PROCESSING TIME; SOCIAL SECURITY;

SECURITY OF DATA;

EID: 50049133711     PISSN: 03044076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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