Social support substitution and the earnings rebound: Evidence from a regression discontinuity in disability insurance reform

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 34-70

  Borghans, Lex ^a   Gielen, Anne C ^b,c   Luttmer, Erzo F P ^d  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c IZA ^*  (Germany)

^d Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

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EID: 84910008275     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.6.4.34     Document Type: Article

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