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Title: Disability Benefits do not Stop Men from Working
Citation Type: Miscellaneous
Publication Year: 2017
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Abstract: For most of the past half-century, the share of prime-age men-those ages 25 to 54-in the labor force has been declining slowly but steadily. In the first quarter of 2017, 88.8 percent of civilian prime-age men were in the labor force on average, compared with 96.6 percent in 1967. A number of conservatives argue that Social Security-specifically Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), which pays benefits to those who cannot work due to a serious medical condition-bears a large portion of the blame. For instance, Nicholas Eberstadt, a political scientist with the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), claims that “collecting disability is an increasingly important profession in America these [d]ays.” Media outlets have elevated claims such as these, often in sensationalist and one-sided ways. It has even been suggested that benefits for disabled veterans and compensation for workers injured on the job are also contributing to the decline in labor force participation.
Url: https://cdn.americanprogress.org/content/uploads/2017/05/17143403/MenLaborForce-brief.pdf
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Authors: Fremstad, Shawn; Gallagher Robbins, Katherine
Publisher: Center for American Progress
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Topics: Gender, Health, Labor Force and Occupational Structure
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