The growth in applications for social security disability insurance: A spillover effect from workers' compensation

Social Security Bulletin

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 69-88

  Guo, Xuguang Steve ^a   Burton, John F ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c School of Industrial and Labor Relations   (United States)

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