Canadian disability policy has come a long way in the past century. However, in contrast with the evidence that … disability is not permanent for most, current disability support programs still carry the old static view of permanent disability … force exposure is crucial for better return-to-work outcomes for persons with a disability. Without labour force exposure …

. Exploratory data reveal that both union coverage and disability status increase the likelihood of requesting accommodations …

-disabled people: that is, having a disability is a greater disadvantage for less educated than for better educated people. We provide … disabilities is generally less dependent on their educational attainment. Overall, we estimate that 20% of the disability …

successful in alleviating inequality and poverty. Focussing on taxes and cash transfers, this paper investigates the impact of … inequality and poverty. We present BRAHMS, a new tax-benefit microsimulation model for Brazil and illustrate its use by …

We examine the targeting effects of increased scrutiny in the screening of Disability Insurance (DI) applications using … information about the true disability status of applicants at the point of the award decision. We use administrative data on DI …

disability programs in four countries: Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United States. We show how growth in the receipt … of publically provided disability benefits has fluctuated over time and discuss how policy choices played a role. Based …

Public disability insurance (DI) programs in many countries face pressure to reduce their generosity in order to remain …

Among countries with comparable levels of income, India has one of the more progressive disability policy frameworks … state-level differences, we find that households with members with disabilities have 4.2 percent lower marriage rates … about a 5 percent lower level of completed formal schooling as compared to households without disabled individuals. Tests of …