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acquiring a disability. We postulate a model in which this impact is mediated by the choice of occupation, with a level of risk … a representative sample of immigrants. We find that risk exposure increases the probability of permanent disability by 5 … both disability and the probability of being employed in a risky occupation. Most groups of immigrants work in riskier jobs …
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disability and health status to develop a life-cycle framework which rationalizes observed responses of household members to … idiosyncratic shocks. Two puzzling findings associated to disability onset motivate our work: (1) the almost complete absence of … 'added worker' effects within households and, (2) the fact that single agents' labor supply responses to disability shocks …
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Personas, fictional user profiles based on research data, have gained popularity in the design field over recent years. These profiles include names, personalities, behaviors, and goals that are representative of a unique group of individuals. This paper examines the creation and utilization of...
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The impact that an unforeseen event has on household welfare depends on the extent to which household members can take actions to mitigate the direct impact of the shock. In this paper, we use nine years of longitudinal data from the Household Income Labour Dynamics of Australia (HILDA) survey...
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depending on the nature of the disability, the disabled person's gender and the social context. Our aim was to investigate … variation in attitudes to disability depending on these factors. A nationally representative sample of 2,000 adults read a …-institutionalisation, relationships and welfare payments. Vignettes varied by presence and type of disability and the protagonist's gender. Some vignettes …
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) depend primarily on a perception of risk and disability risk is not different in this respect. It is a major social risk, a … determinants for differences in the perception of disability risk in Poland. The research covers particular determinants and … disability is not a primary consideration. The perception of that risk seems to be diverse. Pending liabilities are perceived as …
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Between 2010 and 2017, 42 U.S. states added work requirements as a food assistance eligibility criterion for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs). Another U.S. public assistance program, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), provides food assistance without a work requirement, along with...
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monthly employer-employee linkages and disability certification records. Our firm-level difference-in-difference results show …
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whose condition prevents them from working) and disability benefits (to help with extra living costs arising from the … disability). Since the onset of the pandemic, there has been a substantial increase in the number of individuals claiming these … consultation - announced by the Prime Minister in April 2024 - on tightening the disability benefit system. This report sets out …
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ascertain the perceptions of managers in the accommodation sector towards disability service provision with a view to … people with a disability to communicate their needs to the hotel; perceptions of accessible rooms by the general public; and … included: legislative responsibility, policy and building codes; disability as a market segment; staff awareness/training; and …
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