Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/154689 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Citation: 
[Journal:] IZA Journal of Labor Policy [ISSN:] 2193-9004 [Volume:] 3 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2014 [Pages:] 1-19
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
Federal/state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies offer services to individuals with disabilities that may help them remain in the labor force and avoid entering Social Security Administration (SSA) disability programs. We assess how the availability of VR services within an agency at the time an individual applies to receive VR services is related to subsequent application and receipt of SSA disability benefits. We find that individuals have a higher likelihood of subsequently applying for and receiving disability benefits when they apply in months that the VR agency serves a lower percentage of applicants or has a longer average wait for services.
Subjects: 
Social security
Disability benefits
Vocational rehabilitation
Early intervention
JEL: 
H55
H75
J29
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Article

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