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Jun 8, 2026

Household Income, Veterans’ Benefits, and Housing Insecurity

This article uses survey data to understand how housing cost burden differs when considering different income streams. Including income from VA benefits in the calculation drastically contributes to housing security for veterans.
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Mar 19, 2026

Veteran Affairs Disability Compensation: Likely the U.S.’s Largest Disability Program, but What Do We Know About Its Impacts on Service-Disabled Veterans?

The VA Disability Compensation program has grown rapidly but lacks causal research like Social Security’s programs. Limited data access and complex benefits hinder accurate impact measurement.
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Oct 19, 2022

Do Temporary Workers Experience Additional Employment and Earnings Risk After Workplace Injuries?

We find large and persistent earnings and employment losses after workplace injury for temporary workers over and above losses for direct-hire workers at the same job. Workers' compensation benefits reduce, but do not eliminate, this income loss.
Research

Aug 10, 2021

Absenteeism and Presenteeism Among American Workers

We analyze the relationship between absences, presenteeism, and work outcomes using data from the American Working Conditions Survey.
Research

Mar 10, 2021

Is the Rise in Illicit Opioids Affecting Labor Supply and Disability Claiming Rates?

Researchers examined how increased use of illicit opioids such as heroin and fentanyl affected labor market participation and claims for disability insurance.
Press

Dec 10, 2019

Federal Disability Payments Encourage More Caregiving Assistance from Family Members

Federal disability benefits can lead to increases in other support for beneficiaries, such as in-kind assistance from adult children. They also increase the likelihood that children are paid for their in-kind assistance and enable children who provide that assistance to reduce the amount that they work.
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Jan 23, 2019

The Effect of Lower Transaction Costs on Social Security Disability Insurance Application Rates and Participation

We compare Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) application rates across counties with varying degrees of access to high-speed internet beforehand after iClaim, a 2009 innovation that streamlined the online application process.
Research

Jan 24, 2018

Evaluation of the Work Loss Data Institute's Official Disability Guidelines

The Official Disability Guidelines (ODG) Medical Treatment Guidelines are an important resource for workers' compensation systems because they can be used to contain medical care costs while assuring appropriate care is provided.
Research Summary

Sep 27, 2016

California's 2012 Workers' Compensation Reforms Helped Replace Wages and Offset Earnings Losses After the Great Recession

Workers' compensation reforms (Senate Bill 863) have likely increased wage replacement rates for permanently disabled Californians by 21.4 percentage points since 2012. The bill is helping to offset the recession's lasting effects on earnings losses.
Research

Sep 27, 2016

Benefits and Earnings Losses for Permanently Disabled Workers in California: Trends Through the Great Recession and Effects of Recent Reforms

Following California's major reforms to the state workers' compensation system, RAND researchers assess trends in earnings loss and permanent partial disability benefits before the reforms, as well as how the reforms might affect injury compensation.
Research

Sep 12, 2016

Disability Benefit Generosity and Labor Force Withdrawal

A key component for estimating the optimal size and structure of disability insurance (DI) programs is the elasticity of DI claiming with respect to benefit generosity.
Commentary

Aug 29, 2016

Accommodation for Disabled Workers: Knowledge of Rights a Good Start

With a 36 percent chance of becoming disabled at least once before reaching age 50, it is imperative that workers know their rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the resources available to help them.

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Household Income, Veterans’ Benefits, and Housing Insecurity

Veteran Affairs Disability Compensation: Likely the U.S.’s Largest Disability Program, but What Do We Know About Its Impacts on Service-Disabled Veterans?

Do Temporary Workers Experience Additional Employment and Earnings Risk After Workplace Injuries?

Absenteeism and Presenteeism Among American Workers

Is the Rise in Illicit Opioids Affecting Labor Supply and Disability Claiming Rates?

Federal Disability Payments Encourage More Caregiving Assistance from Family Members

The Effect of Lower Transaction Costs on Social Security Disability Insurance Application Rates and Participation

Evaluation of the Work Loss Data Institute's Official Disability Guidelines

California's 2012 Workers' Compensation Reforms Helped Replace Wages and Offset Earnings Losses After the Great Recession

Benefits and Earnings Losses for Permanently Disabled Workers in California: Trends Through the Great Recession and Effects of Recent Reforms

Disability Benefit Generosity and Labor Force Withdrawal

Accommodation for Disabled Workers: Knowledge of Rights a Good Start

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Household Income, Veterans’ Benefits, and Housing Insecurity

Veteran Affairs Disability Compensation: Likely the U.S.’s Largest Disability Program, but What Do We Know About Its Impacts on Service-Disabled Veterans?

Do Temporary Workers Experience Additional Employment and Earnings Risk After Workplace Injuries?

Absenteeism and Presenteeism Among American Workers

Is the Rise in Illicit Opioids Affecting Labor Supply and Disability Claiming Rates?

Federal Disability Payments Encourage More Caregiving Assistance from Family Members

The Effect of Lower Transaction Costs on Social Security Disability Insurance Application Rates and Participation

Evaluation of the Work Loss Data Institute's Official Disability Guidelines

California's 2012 Workers' Compensation Reforms Helped Replace Wages and Offset Earnings Losses After the Great Recession

Benefits and Earnings Losses for Permanently Disabled Workers in California: Trends Through the Great Recession and Effects of Recent Reforms

Disability Benefit Generosity and Labor Force Withdrawal

Accommodation for Disabled Workers: Knowledge of Rights a Good Start

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