Tony Notaro

Overview

Tony Notaro is deputy director of the Office of Data Analysis, Office of Research, Demonstration, and Employment Support, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy (ORDP), Social Security Administration. Co-author with David Rajnes of the 2019 comparative survey of vocational factor use in disability determination across 11 OECD countries.

Key Contributions / Features

• Co-authored the first cross-national study in the disability literature focused specifically on vocational factors (age, education, work experience) in disability claim assessment
• Contributed to the empirical documentation of how U.S. vocational grid formalism differs from peer developed economies — relevant to the ongoing SSA policy debate on revising grid age thresholds

Related

• David Rajnes
• Vocational Grid
• SSA Sequential Determination Process
• Social Security Administration

Sources

• Rajnes and Notaro 2019 — Vocational Factors in Disability Claim Assessment A Comparative Survey of 11 Countries