{"title":"The Closure Effect: Evidence from Workers Compensation Litigation","authors":"Henry R. Hyatt","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.1531603","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1531603","url":null,"abstract":"Consideration of the \"best interests\" of Workers Compensation (WC) claimants often involves the assumption that those who receive benefits in a \"lump-sum\" behave \"too myopically\" with respect to labor supply. However, many attorneys argue that lump-sum settlements induce a beneficial \"sense of closure.\" In this paper, I provide an empirical context for these ideas using a unique set of linked administrative databases owned by the State of California. Upon receipt of a court-approved lump-sum settlement, WC claimants immediately increase labor supply. No such change is found for claimants who receive a court-approved settlement in which the insurer provides benefits over time, suggesting that the method of litigation settlement is a determinant of labor supply.","PeriodicalId":187399,"journal":{"name":"Disability Income & Work Injury Compensation eJournal","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122633280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Miller, K. Apse, Sarah E. Gollust, Barbara Fuller, B. Biesecker
{"title":"Community Involvement in Developing Policies for Genetic Testing: Assessing the Interests and Experiences of Individuals Affected by Genetic Conditions","authors":"P. Miller, K. Apse, Sarah E. Gollust, Barbara Fuller, B. Biesecker","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.1202482","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1202482","url":null,"abstract":"Because the introduction of genetic testing into clinical medicine and public health creates concerns for the welfare of individuals affected with genetic conditions, those individuals should have a role in policy decisions about testing. Mechanisms for promoting participation range from membership on advisory committees to community dialogues to surveys that provide evidence for supporting practice guidelines. Surveys can assess the attitudes and the experiences of members of an affected group and thus inform discussions about the community’s concerns regarding the appropriate use of a genetic test. Results of a survey of individuals affected with inherited dwarfism show how data can be used in policy and clinical practice contexts. Future research into the interests of affected communities should be pursued so that underrepresented voices can be heard.","PeriodicalId":187399,"journal":{"name":"Disability Income & Work Injury Compensation eJournal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130951802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cecili Thompson Williams, V. Reno, John F. Burton, Jr.
{"title":"Workers’ Compensation: Benefits, Coverage, and Costs, 2010","authors":"Cecili Thompson Williams, V. Reno, John F. Burton, Jr.","doi":"10.2139/SSRN.587041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/SSRN.587041","url":null,"abstract":"Workers' Compensation: Benefits, Coverage, and Costs, 2010 is the fifteenth in a series begun by the National Academy of Social Insurance to provide the only comprehensive national data on this largely state-run program. The study provides estimates of workers' compensation payments - cash and medical - for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and federal program providing workers' compensation.","PeriodicalId":187399,"journal":{"name":"Disability Income & Work Injury Compensation eJournal","volume":"120 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115222858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. Reno, John F. Burton, Jr., Cecili Thompson Williams
{"title":"Workers’ Compensation: Benefits, Coverage, and Costs, 2009","authors":"V. Reno, John F. Burton, Jr., Cecili Thompson Williams","doi":"10.2139/SSRN.555631","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/SSRN.555631","url":null,"abstract":"Workers' Compensation: Benefits, Coverage, and Costs, 2001 is the sixth in a series begun by the National Academy of Social Insurance to provide the only comprehensive national data on this largely state-run program. The study provides estimates of workers' compensation payments - cash and medical - for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and federal program providing workers' compensation.","PeriodicalId":187399,"journal":{"name":"Disability Income & Work Injury Compensation eJournal","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126510832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}