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and Dutch workers have relatively low working hours. Disability is high, particularly among young individuals. We discuss …
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through disability. In general, the low generosity of out-of-work benefits means that positive incentives to work exist for …
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In urban Philippines, the percentage of persons with disability (PWDs) participating in various government and … also low. These were some of the findings of a 2008 survey on persons with disability in selected cities in Metro Manila …. Interestingly, it focuses on the role of social networks among PWD, environmental constraints, and the type of disability the person …
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This paper examined how PWDs in the Philippines make a living and determined the factors that influenced them to select a particular labor market status and/or a source of personal income. It also analyzed the different types of work these PWDs engage in and their association with levels of...
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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 …
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Norway in 1992-2003. Special attention is given to early retirement pensiion and disability pension as two major exit routes … disability programs. Incomplete information maximum likelihood method is used in several stages to facilitate the estimation. The … disability insurance scheme. Estimates of the structural parameters of the concealed health process allow for forecasting the …
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Previous modelling of the impact of disability on employment has failed to allow for a direct effect rendering some …
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We propose a new microeconomic explanation for the divergent experiences of economies in forming human capital. We suggest that the positive effect of a longer life expectancy on human capital formation arises from two separate effects: a life expectancy effect and a prolonged intergenerational...
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Foreign direct investment (FDI) has grown far more rapidly than trade during the last two decades. As with the other prominent features of globalisation, FDI is controversial. The impact of FDI on labour markets has been of growing concern, particularly, for source countries. The deterioration...
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