Act now: The effects of the 2008 Spanish disability reform
研究了2008年西班牙残疾人制度改革如何因减少短期缴费者的福利而意外激励人们立即申请残疾，发现受影响男性和女性领取部分和完全残疾福利的概率显著上升。
The 2008 reform of the Spanish disability system reduced the benefits for individuals who have a short contributory history relative to their age. It also unintentionally introduced an incentive for individuals to apply for disability in the present. We use a lifecycle model and an empirical analysis to understand the overall impact of the reform. Our baseline estimates suggest that men and women who were affected by the reform were 46% and 22% more likely to be on permanent partial disability following the reform, respectively, and 55% and 46% more likely to be on total disability, respectively.