TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Fevang, Elisabeth
AU  - Hardoy, Inés
AU  - Røed, Knut
        TI  - Getting Disabled Workers Back to Work: How Important Are Economic Incentives?
        PY  - 2013/Jan/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 7137
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp7137
        AB  - We investigate the impacts of economic incentives on the duration and outcome of temporary disability insurance (TDI) spells. The analysis is based on a large quasi-experiment in Norway, with a complete overhaul of the TDI benefit system. Our findings show that the labor supply of TDI claimants responds to both the benefit-level and to the level of local labor demand. The estimated elasticity of the employment hazard with respect to the benefit-level is – 0.3. We also find that the level of TDI benefits significantly affects the transition rate to alternative social insurance programs such as permanent disability and unemployment.
        KW  - hazard rate models
KW  - rehabilitation
KW  - temporary disability
KW  - labor supply
        ER  -