SSI for disabled immigrants

Furtado, Delia, and Nikolaous Theodoropoulos. “SSI for disabled immigrants”. CRR WP 2013-7, Chestnut Hill, Mass.: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, February 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:104782.
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Abstract

Immigrants residing among many people who share their ethnic background are especially likely to receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for a disability when they belong to high SSI take-up immigrant groups. After showing that this relationship cannot be fully explained by differences in health, we consider the likely sources of these network effects by separately examining their role in the decision to apply for SSI and, conditional on applying, their role in determining who ultimately receives benefits. Our results suggest that networks may increase the probability of applying for SSI despite minor disabilities, but it is unlikely that network effects are driven by egregious lies on applications.

Title
SSI for disabled immigrants: Why do ethnic networks matter?
Author
Furtado, Delia
Theodoropoulos, Nikolaous
Center
Center for Retirement Research
Genre
working paper
Date Issued
February 2013
Publisher
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
Series Title
CRR WP
Series Number
2013-7
Persistent Link
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:104782
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Subject
Health/long-term care

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