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participation deficit associated with disability is large, I provide results that are a relief to policy-makers. I use an event … in disability-friendly ramps within schools. …
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We examine the living standards and health of working-age disabled people and disability benefits recipients over time … in the UK. The UK's disability benefits system (which is non-means-tested and in which receipt is unrelated to work … status) has gone through a significant transformation since 2013 with the gradual replacement of the disability living …
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In this study, we study disability among older people (aged 60 or older) using the 2016 Viet Nam National Disability … remarkably higher than the disability rate identified by local authorities. Disability is found to be more prevalent in older … people and women. There is a strong and negative association between education and disability, as well as between wealth and …
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This paper analyzes whether financial disincentives affect firm demand for disabled workers. In Germany, firms must pay a noncompliance fine if they do not meet their legal quota for disabled workers. I exploit a threshold in this quota: Firms with fewer than 40 employees are required to employ...
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Education is a fundamental human right and it is a global Sustainable Development Goal to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education for all.” Many children with disabilities in low-income countries, however, continue to be excluded from educational opportunities at great cost to...
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and non-telework jobs. Disability, employment, telework, pandemic, flexibility. …
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-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 …
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Are individuals living in distinct urban or rural settings more likely to experience barriers to social inclusion? If so, what are the nature of the barriers that they face? Using a unique administrative dataset for Ireland's dominant social inclusion programme, this paper examines the effect of...
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This paper analyzes the individual-level effects of disability onset on labor market outcomes using novel … impacts on employment and wages. One important mechanism is transitions to nonemployment after disability onset: newly … of disability onset are more pronounced for severely disabled, older and low-skilled individuals. …
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Social changes, technological evolutions, globalization and even the achievement of sustainable development objectives require the adoption of new business models, in which innovations are considered a cornerstone of achieving and maintaining a competitive and a social advantage. This...
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