The Labor Market Consequences of Receiving Disability Benefits during Childhood

Michael Levere

Journal of Human Resources, 2021, vol. 56, issue 3, 850-877

Abstract: I estimate the labor market effects of gaining eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits during childhood. A Supreme Court decision eased the criteria to be considered disabled, disproportionately affecting child applicants with mental disorders. For individuals with mental disorders, each additional year of exposure to eased standards during childhood increased their SSI receipt by 0.3 years. The additional benefit receipt reduced cumulative labor market earnings through age 30 by $1,600 for each additional year of exposure for those with mental disorders. Importantly, this does not address the full range of outcomes that may be affected by receiving benefits.

JEL-codes: H5 I3 J1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
Note: DOI: 10.3368/jhr.56.3.1118-9883R1
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (3)

Downloads: (external link)
http://jhr.uwpress.org/cgi/reprint/56/3/850
A subscripton is required to access pdf files. Pay per article is available.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:uwp:jhriss:v:56:y:2021:i:3:p:850-877

Access Statistics for this article

More articles in Journal of Human Resources from University of Wisconsin Press
Bibliographic data for series maintained by ().