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Swedish Policies for the disabled. What do we know about the effects?

Swedish Policies for the disabled. What do we know about the effects?. Laura Hartman Head of Analysis and Forecasts, Social Insurance Agency Associate Professor, Uppsala University. Sick leave developments. Employment rate and sickness absence. Newly awarded DI benefits.

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Swedish Policies for the disabled. What do we know about the effects?

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  1. Swedish Policies for the disabled. What do we know about the effects? Laura Hartman Head of Analysis and Forecasts, Social Insurance Agency Associate Professor, Uppsala University

  2. Sick leave developments

  3. Employment rate and sickness absence

  4. Newly awarded DI benefits

  5. Government’s reforms since 2007 • Rehabilitation chain • Time limits 3-6-12-30 months • Decreasing compensation profile • Stricter rules for DI eligibility • Sliding deduction • Work incentives for DI recipients • New start jobs • Subsidised employment • Other reforms • Rehabilitation guarantee, occupational health services, policy cooperation, outsourcing of rehabilitation, etc.

  6. From sick leave to unemployment

  7. From sick leave to unemployment

  8. Transition after long-term sick leave

  9. Overall assessment • Reason to expect positive effects on labour supply • Efficiency of labour market policies crucial • Implementation was too quick • The stock of long-term SI/DI recipients should have been excluded • Some questions remain, however…

  10. Future questions • DI among young • Too narrow gate into DI among elderly? • Employer incentives • Need of enhanced labour demand? • Increased pressure on Employment Service and ALMPs • Incentives to classify job-seekers as disabled?

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