作者：Borghans, Lex; Gielen, Anne C.; Luttmer, Erzo F. P.
作者单位：Maastricht University; Maastricht University; Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC; Erasmus University Rotterdam; IZA Institute Labor Economics; Dartmouth College
摘要：We exploit a cohort discontinuity in the stringency of Dutch disability reforms to estimate the effects of decreased DI (disability insurance) generosity on behavior of existing recipients. We find evidence of social support substitution: individuals on average offset (sic)1.00 of lost DI benefits by collecting (sic)0.30 more from other social assistance programs, but this benefit-substitution effect declines over time. Individuals also exhibit a rebound in earnings: earnings increase by (sic)...
作者：Basso, Leonardo J.; Silva, Hugo E.
作者单位：Universidad de Chile; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Tinbergen Institute
摘要：This paper analyzes the efficiency of and the substitutability between three urban congestion management policies: transit subsidization, car congestion pricing, and dedicated bus lanes. The model features user heterogeneity, cross-congestion effects between cars and transit, intertemporal and total transport demand elasticities, and is simulated using data for London, UK and Santiago, Chile. We find that the substitutability between policies is large and, in particular, the marginal contribut...
