Is supported employment effective for Disability Insurance recipients with mental health conditions? Evidence from a randomized experiment in Belgium
Sébastien Fontenay and
Ilan Tojerow
Journal of Health Economics, 2025, vol. 100, issue C
Abstract:
We conduct a randomized experiment (n = 600) to evaluate a Supported Employment (SE) program that, through intensive job coaching and follow-along support, aims to increase work activity of Belgian Disability Insurance (DI) recipients with mental health conditions. The control group gets regular vocational rehabilitation. After a 30-month follow-up period, we find that SE increases the probability of working while claiming DI by 7.5 percentage points and reduces the amount of DI benefit received by 110 euros per month (−9.5 percent).
Keywords: Employment support; Disability Insurance; Mental health; Randomized experiment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H55 I38 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2024.102958
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