Working Paper: NBER ID: w17054
Authors: Lisa Jnsson; Mrten Palme; Ingemar Svensson
Abstract: This paper describes the development of population health and disability insurance utilization for older workers in Sweden and analyzes the relation between the two. We use three different measures of population health: (1) the mortality rate (measured between 1950 and 2009); (2) the prevalence of different types of health deficiencies obtained from Statistics Sweden's Survey on Living Conditions (ULF, 1975-2005); (3) the utilization of health care from the inpatient register (1968-2008). We also study the development of the relative health between disability insurance recipients and non-recipients. Finally, we study the effect of the introduction of less strict eligibility criteria for older workers in 1970 and 1972 as well as the subsequent abolishment of these rules in 1991 and 1997, respectively.
Keywords: Disability Insurance; Population Health; Labor Market; Sweden
JEL Codes: H51; H55; I18; J26
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| Changes in population health status (I14) | Variations in disability insurance utilization among older workers (J14) |
| Improvements in health (I14) | Reduced need for disability insurance (G52) |
| Declines in health (I12) | Increased utilization of disability insurance (J65) |
| Less strict eligibility criteria (I39) | Increased disability insurance utilization (H53) |
| Changes in eligibility rules (I24) | Decreased labor force participation among older workers (J26) |