Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/158827 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal for Labour Market Research [ISSN:] 2510-5027 [Volume:] 49 [Issue:] 4 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2016 [Pages:] 367-386
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
Although industrialized nations have long provided public protection to working-age individuals with disabilities, the form has changed over time. The impetus for change has been multi-faceted: rapid growth in program costs; greater awareness that people with impairments are able and willing to work; and increased recognition that protecting the economic security of people with disabilities might best be done by keeping them in the labor market. Here we describe the evolution of disability programs in four countries: Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United States. We show how growth in the receipt of publically provided disability benefits has fluctuated over time and discuss how policy choices played a role. Based on our descriptive comparative analysis we summarize shared experiences that potentially benefit policymakers in all countries.
Subjects: 
Behinderte
Behindertenpolitik - internationaler Vergleich
Beschäftigungspolitik
berufliche Integration
Arbeitsförderung
Reformpolitik
politischer Wandel
Erwerbsunfähigkeitsrente
Erwerbsminderungsrente
Rentenpolitik
Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Niederlande
Schweden
USA
JEL: 
I10
I13
J14
J18
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Document Type: 
Article

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