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In Europe, about one in eight people of working age report having a disability; that is, a long-term limiting health … condition. Despite the introduction of a range of legislative and policy initiatives designed to eliminate discrimination and … facilitate retention of and entry into work, disability is associated with substantial and enduring labor market disadvantage in …
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Disability discrimination laws are often used to potentially increase employment for individuals with disabilities …. However, legal theory and empirical economics research do not provide conclusive answers as to how expansions in disability … discrimination laws affect economic outcomes, namely hiring rates, for individuals with disabilities. We estimate the effect of the …
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We study the impact of employment quota on firms' demand for disabled workers. The Austrian Disabled Persons Employment Act (DPEA) requires firms to provide at least one job to a disabled worker per 25 non-disabled workers, a rule which is strictly enforced by non-compliance taxation. We find...
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