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Racial Disparities In Federal Disability Benefits

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  • ERIN M. GODTLAND
  • MICHELE GRGICH
  • CAROL DAWN PETERSEN
  • DOUGLAS M. SLOANE
  • ANN T WALKER

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We estimate racial differences in the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) decision to award federal disability benefits using newly available data, multivariate econometric models, and Oaxaca decomposition methods. We focus on the appellate level of SSA’s disability decision‐making process. We find that for claimants represented by attorneys there is no statistically significant difference in benefit award rates between whites and African‐Americans. However, for claimants without attorney representation, we find sizable and significant differences between whites and African‐Americans. (JEL J15, H53)

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  • Erin M. Godtland & Michele Grgich & Carol Dawn Petersen & Douglas M. Sloane & Ann T Walker, 2007. "Racial Disparities In Federal Disability Benefits," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 25(1), pages 27-45, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:coecpo:v:25:y:2007:i:1:p:27-45
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2006.00031.x
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    JEL classification:

    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • H53 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs

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