1. Disability, Health, and Retirement in the United Kingdom

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. National Bureau of Economic Research v
3. Relation of the Directors to the Work and Publications of the National Bureau of Economic Research vi
4. Contents vii
5. Acknowledgments ix
6. Introduction and Summary 1
7. 1. Disability, Health, and Retirement in the United Kingdom 41
8. 2. Disability Insurance, Population Health, and Employment in Sweden 79
9. 3. Health, Disability, and Pathways into Retirement in Spain 127
10. 4. Health Status, Welfare Programs Participation, and Labor Force Activity in Italy 175
11. 5. Disability Programs, Health, and Retirement in Denmark since 1960 217
12. 6. Disability in Belgium: There Is More Than Meets the Eye 251
13. 7. Disability, Pension Reform, and Early Retirement in Germany 277
14. 8. Disability and Social Security Reforms: The French Case 301
15. 9. Disability Insurance Programs in Canada 327
16. 10. The Long- Run Growth of Disability Insurance in the United States 359
17. 11. Disability Pension Program and Labor Force Participation in Japan: An Historical Perspective 391
18. 12. Disability Insurance and Labor Market Exit Routes of Older Workers in the Netherlands 419
19. Contributors 449
20. Author Index 453
21. Subject Index 455