This paper attempts to provide a conceptual and statistical basis for future research into the problem of disability and its economic costs. The concept of a "workmen's disability income system" is introduced as a means of defining the boundaries of the problem. The rationale for the existence...

Models are estimated to analyze the influence of health on labor force participation. It was found that the participation of blacks is more likely to be reduced by health factors than that of whites; that the primary importance of education derives from its association with skills and ability...

The 1984 panel of the Survey of Income and Program Participation is used to estimate the extent of labor market discrimination against men with disabilities. Men with disabilities are classified into a group with impairments that are subject to prejudice (handicapped) and a group with...

The extent of discrimination against handicapped men and women is estimated in this paper. Observed wage differentials are corrected for selectivity bias. The results indicate that almost one-third of the wage differential for men and close to one-half for women can be attributed to...

If labor supply curves are not perfectly inelastic, wage discrimination induces some minority workers to leave the labor force. Studies of discrimination that focus only on wage differentials overlook these disincentive effects on minority employment. ...

Cost differentials between large and small school districts are decomposed into scale and efficiency effects. The analysis shows that scale economies enjoyed by large districts can come at the expense of the efficient production of educational outcomes. Attention is focused on the possible loss...