The Impact of Disability Benefits on Labor Supply: Evidence from the VA's Disability Compensation Program

被引：43

作者：

Autor, David H. ^{[1
,2
]}

Duggan, Mark ^{[2
,3
]}

Greenberg, Kyle ^{[4
]}

Lyle, David S. ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] MIT, Dept Econ, 50 Mem Dr,E52-371, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA

[2] Natl Bur Econ Res, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[3] Stanford Univ, Dept Econ, 579 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305 USA

[4] US Mil Acad, Dept Social Sci, 607 Cullum Rd, West Point, NY 10996 USA

来源：

AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-APPLIED ECONOMICS | 2016年 / 8卷 / 03期

关键词：

INSURANCE RECEIPT; VETERANS; RISE; SUBSTITUTION; EARNINGS; HEALTH; INCOME;

D O I：

10.1257/app.20150158

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Combining administrative data from the US Army, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Social Security Administration, we analyze the effect of the VA's Disability Compensation (DC) program on veterans' labor force participation and earnings. We study the 2001 Agent Orange decision, a unique policy change that expanded DC eligibility for Vietnam veterans who served in theater but did not expand eligibility to other veterans of this era, to assess the causal effects of DC enrollment. We estimate that benefits receipt reduced veterans' labor force participation by 18 percentage points, though measured income net of transfer income rose on average.

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页码：31 / 68

页数：38

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