Social Security Disability Reform and Implications for Employment

We thank Ben Gurga, Robyn Konkel, Terri Lesko, Robert Moffitt, Gerald Ray, Yonghong Shang and Tonya Smolkin for comments and insights on use of the data. We also thank seminar participants at the NBER Summer Institute Social Security Workshop and APPAM. The research reported herein was performed pursuant to grants RDR18000003 (Project NB23-13) from the US Social Security Administration (SSA), funded as part of the Retirement and Disability Research Consortium. The opinions and conclusions expressed are solely those of the author(s) and do not represent the opinions or policy of SSA, any agency of the Federal Government, or NBER. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of the contents of this report. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof.