The unsustainable rise of the disability rolls in the United States: causes, consequences and policy options

Two ailments limit the effectiveness and threaten the long-term viability of the U.S. Social Security Disability Insurance program (SSDI). First, the program is ineffective in assisting the vast majority of workers with less severe disabilities to reach their employment potential or earn their own w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Autor, David H
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
Format: Article
Published: Edward Elgar Publishing 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/113708
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