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Yin N and Heiland F

Table 1. OECD classification for disability compensation policy dimension (based on OECD 2003, Table A2.1)
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 point
labor force
Policy 1: total population some of those plus means- labor force
Coverage (residents) out of the labor tested non- with voluntary labor force employees
force contribution self-insurance
scheme
Belgium,
Sweden Netherlands France, Italy, Germany
Spain, U.S.
Policy 2:
Minimum 0%–25% 26%–40% 41%–55% 56%–70% 71%–85% 86%–100%
Disability Level
Germany, Belgium,
Netherlands, Spain France, Italy U.S.
Sweden
Policy 3:
Disability Levels <50% 50%–61% 62%–73% 74%–85% 86%–99% 100%
for Full Disability
Belgium, Netherlands, France, Spain,
Germany U.S. Sweden Italy

Policy 4: rr ≥ 75%, rr ≥ 75%, 75 > rr ≥ 50%, 75 > rr ≥ 50%, rr < 50%, rr < 50%,
Maximum Benefit reasonable minimum not reasonable minimum not reasonable minimum not
Level minimum specified minimum specified minimum specified
Netherlands, Spain France, Italy, Germany Belgium
Sweden
U.S.
strictly
Policy 5: regulated temporary, strictly
Permanence of strictly de facto self-reported review unless fully temporary in
Benefits permanent permanent review only procedure (= 100%) all cases
disabled
Spain Belgium, U.S. Netherlands, France,
Sweden Germany, Italy
Policy 6: Medical treating doctor treating doctor insurance insurance team of experts insurance team
Assessment exclusively predominantly doctor doctor in the insurance and two-step
predominantly exclusively procedure
Germany, Belgium, Italy,
U.S. Sweden France Netherlands Spain

labor market
Policy 7: strict own reference is own- current all jobs all jobs
available taken
Vocational or usual made to one's occupation conditions into account, available taken
Assessment occupation previous assessment for are taken into leniently into account,
partial benefits
assessment
earnings
strictly applied
applied
account
Belgium, Netherlands,
France, Italy, Spain Sweden, U.S.
Germany (3.5)
rr = 100% rr = 75% rr ≥ 50%
rr = 100% (short-term); (short-term); 75 > rr ≥ 50% (short-term); rr < 50% also
Policy 8: Sickness also for long- rr ≥ 75% (long- rr ≥ 50% (long- for any type rr < 50% (long- for short-
Benefit Level term sickness term) sickness term) sickness of sickness term) sickness term sickness
absence absence absence absence absence absence
Germany, Belgium, Italy, France, Spain,
U.S.
Netherlands
Sweden
one year or one year 6–12 months, 6–12 months, <6 months, <6 months,
Policy 9: Sickness more, short or more, short or no significant short or no significant
Benefit Duration or no wage significant wage payment wage payment wage payment wage payment
payment period wage payment period period period period
period
Germany, Italy,
France Spain, Sweden Netherlands Belgium U.S.

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