Disability in Belgium: There is More than Meets the Eye

Jousten, Alain; Lefèbvre, Mathieu; Perelman, Sergio

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Disability in Belgium: There is More than Meets the Eye

NBER Working Paper No. w17114

23 Pages Posted: 12 Jun 2011 Last revised: 7 Oct 2022

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Alain Jousten

University of Liege; IZA Institute of Labor Economics; Netspar; International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Sergio Perelman

University of Liège - Department of Economics

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Date Written: June 2011

Abstract

The paper provides a perspective on the development of the Belgian disability insurance system. Using both survey and administrative data, it sketches a picture of the (changing) factors leading towards disability, as well as the outcomes in terms of program participation. The paper shows the key role of integrating other forms of early retirement programs into the analysis. The main findings are an unspectacular trend in the number of DI beneficiaries over time combined with a strong expansion of (early-) retirement schemes.

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Jousten, Alain and Lefèbvre, Mathieu and Perelman, Sergio, Disability in Belgium: There is More than Meets the Eye (June 2011). NBER Working Paper No. w17114, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1861855