What Drives Inflows Into Disability? Evidence from Three OECD Countries: Australia, Switzerland, United Kingdom

This paper investigates the dynamic effects of health shocks on labour market transitions to disability, employment and other non-employment pathways. It uses longitudinal data to estimate time discrete duration models for three countries: Australia, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Both current...

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Main Author: Llena-Nozal, Ana
Other Authors: Xenogiani, Theodora
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2011
Series:OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers
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