Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/221958 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
GLO Discussion Paper No. 590
Publisher: 
Global Labor Organization (GLO), Essen
Abstract: 
We examine how work norms affect Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) take-up rates in response to worsening economic conditions. By focusing on immigrants in the US, we can consider the influence of work norms in a person’s home country, which we argue are exogenous to labor market prospects in the US. We find that the probability of receiving SSDI is more sensitive to economic downturns among immigrants from countries where people place less importance on work. We also provide evidence that this result is not driven by differential sensitivities to the business cycle or differences in SSDI eligibility.
Subjects: 
Disability Insurance
Immigrants
Social Norms
Unemployment Rates
JEL: 
H55
J61
I18
J15
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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