RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Is Supported Employment Effective for Young Adults with Disability Pension?
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 0319-10105R2
DO 10.3368/jhr.58.4.0319-10105R2
A1 Fogelgren, Mattias
A1 Ornstein, Petra
A1 Rödin, Magnus
A1 Thoursie, Peter Skogman
YR 2021
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2021/02/03/jhr.58.4.0319-10105R2.abstract
AB This paper reports results from a large-scale randomized experiment evaluating whether a supported employment rehabilitation intervention strategy can improve labor market opportunities for young adults on disability pension better than regular vocational rehabilitation. The supported employment intervention utilizes a caseworker as back-up for the individual during training to reduce employers’ risks when hiring an individual with unclear productivity. In total, 1,062 individuals were randomly assigned between interventions. The main results show that 18 months after the start of the project, participants with supported employment have work rates that are approximately 10 percentage points higher than participants who received regular rehabilitation.