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The Effects Vocational Rehabilitation Services for People with Mental Illness

David Dean, John V. Pepper, Robert Schmidt and Steven Stern
Published online before print August 17, 2016, 0114-6111R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.52.3.0114-6111R1
David Dean
David Dean was an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Richmond. John V. Pepper is a Professor of Economics at the University of Virginia. Robert Schmidt is a Professor of Economics at the University of Richmond. Steven Stern is a Professor of Economics at the University of Virginia.
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David Dean was an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Richmond. John V. Pepper is a Professor of Economics at the University of Virginia. Robert Schmidt is a Professor of Economics at the University of Richmond. Steven Stern is a Professor of Economics at the University of Virginia.
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David Dean was an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Richmond. John V. Pepper is a Professor of Economics at the University of Virginia. Robert Schmidt is a Professor of Economics at the University of Richmond. Steven Stern is a Professor of Economics at the University of Virginia.
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David Dean was an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Richmond. John V. Pepper is a Professor of Economics at the University of Virginia. Robert Schmidt is a Professor of Economics at the University of Richmond. Steven Stern is a Professor of Economics at the University of Virginia.
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We construct a structural model of participation in vocational rehabilitation for people with mental illness. There are multiple services to choose among, and each has different effects on employment, earnings, and receipt of DI/SSI. This is the first paper to jointly estimate VR service receipt, employment outcomes, and DI/SSI receipt. We estimate large effects for most of the services implying large rates of return to vocational rehabilitation.

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David Dean, John V. Pepper, Robert Schmidt, Steven Stern
Journal of Human Resources Aug 2016, 0114-6111R1; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.52.3.0114-6111R1

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David Dean, John V. Pepper, Robert Schmidt, Steven Stern
Journal of Human Resources Aug 2016, 0114-6111R1; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.52.3.0114-6111R1
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