Disability Pension Program and Labor Force Participation in Japan: A Historical Perspective / Takashi Oshio, Satoshi Shimizutani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oshio, Takashi.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Shimizutani, Satoshi.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w17052.

NBER working paper series no. w17052

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Other Title:

Disability Pension Program and Labor Force Participation in Japan

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2011.

Summary:

This paper utilizes historical information to explore the relationship between labor force participation of middle aged and old people and the disability program in Japan. In particular, we explore the time series dimension to identify what has determined the trend in disability program participation over time and relate it with the labor supply. We find that mortality and health measures have been largely unrelated to the disability program participation rates. While major revisions to the disability program have slightly expanded the eligibility for DI programs, the program participation is still very low; thus, the effect on labor force participation is very limited in Japan, which is in contrast with some European countries that have high take up rates, inducing early retirement.

Notes:

Print version record

May 2011.