The Netherlands may be an extreme case in this respect, but strong incentive effects have also been found for other countries. With respect to Disability application behaviour in other countries like the United States, Germany and Sweden, it has been argued that labour supply (and labour demand) considerations may have taken place in the decision to apply for benefits. To quote Bound and Burkhauser (1999): “the prevalence of disability transfer recipients per worker has increased at all working ages over the last quarter of the century.
