This report presents the findings of a mixed methods assessment, drawing from stakeholder consultations and from nationally representative household surveys. It aims to provide a deeper contextual understanding of the barriers encountered by persons with disabilities in Tanzania. Persons with...

The European Union (EU) is strongly committed to ensuring equal opportunities and removing economic and social barriers for people with disabilities, as demonstrated by, among other measures, the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD)...

This report contains a case study for the Study supporting the Impact assessment of the future European Social Fund proposal. Achieving structural change: conditions for success in the areas of ESF intervention. The reform under evaluation in the current case study focuses on ensuring the...

Assistance with daily activities is crucial for persons living with dementia and disabilities, yet many face significant challenges in accessing adequate care and support. Using harmonized longitudinal survey data (2012-2018) from the United States, England, 18 European countries and Israel, and...

This paper studies the impact of stronger employer responsibilities for facilitating work resumption of sick or disabled workers on employers' workplace accommodation efforts during sick leave. We exploit a reform in the Netherlands that altered experience rating - i.e., shifting the costs of...

We assess the extent to which the UK disability pay gap is a consequence of the distribution of workers across firms and within-firm disability pay gaps. We do so by applying decomposition methods to newly-linked data which matches high quality information from employer payroll records to Census...

This study employs an event study methodology to analyze the overall impact of childbirth, as well as the birth of a child with a disability, on the labor market outcomes of mothers and fathers. We use an annual panel of Chilean labor outcomes based on administrative data from pension and...

The aim of this paper is to identify the main moderating aspects of entrepreneurship in people with disabilities in Spain in relation to the main explanatory theories on the subject via a discourse analysis of a group of entrepreneurs and qualified witnesses. Several key elements were identified...

Der Fachbeitrag stellt den Nachteilsausgleich in der Berufsbildung als Schlüssel und Stellschraube zur Inklusion behinderter Menschen und zur Fachkräftequalifizierung vor. Grundlegende Ausführungen zur rechtlichen Verankerung des Anspruchs auf Nachteilsausgleich in Grundgesetz, VN-Konvention...

Despite changing attitudes around disability over time, people with disabilities still face large barriers to labour market participation. We apply a sociological framework that considers both supply- and demand-side explanations for labour market inequality to help understand the continuing...

This study investigates the employment and wage disparities between people with and without disabilities. It shows that individuals with disabilities are less likely to participate in the labour market, and that when they do, they face higher unemployment rates, are more likely to be...

The present study aims to provide an overview of available data at the national and European levels and pinpoint any limitations. The study finds that in different areas available national data are not comparable and makes recommendations to increase their comparability. In other fields, there...

The present study aims to provide an overview of available data at the national and European levels and pinpoint any limitations. The study finds that in different areas available national data are not comparable and makes recommendations to increase their comparability. In other fields, there...

This report shows that progress has been achieved in the European Union in many areas connected to political participation of people with disabilities since the agency first reported on this issue in 2010. All Member States and the EU have ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with...

This report shows that progress has been achieved in the European Union in many areas connected to political participation of people with disabilities since the agency first reported on this issue in 2010. All Member States and the EU have ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify whether wage discrimination against people with disabilities exists in the Korean labor market and, if so, to understand the cause and level of wage discrimination. Design/methodology/approach: We first conducted Heckman's two-stage model to...

In March 2021, the European Commission adopted an EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities for the period of 2021-2030. Including an external dimension, the strategy aims to improve the lives of persons with disabilities in Europe and around the world. The strategy explicitly...

In March 2021, the European Commission adopted an EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities for the period of 2021-2030. Including an external dimension, the strategy aims to improve the lives of persons with disabilities in Europe and around the world. The strategy explicitly...

The analysis in this report is based on publicly-available information on applicants for international protection with disabilities. The sources of information include national authorities, EU institutions, international organisations and civil society organisations. This report aims to foster...

A child’s disability increases childcare demands causing two opposing effects on the mother’s labor supply: while some types of disability require additional time spent reducing labor supply, othersrequire additional expenses increasing labor supply. This paper studies the effect of a...

Derzeit klagen Unternehmen nicht nur über Schwierigkeiten bei der Rekrutierung von Beschäftigten, sondern auch bei der internen Beförderung von Mitarbeitern in vakante Führungspositionen. Menschen mit Behinderungen sind derzeit in Führungspositionen unterrepräsentiert. Während mehr als...

Purpose This paper aims to describe an experiential learning activity designed to sensitize students to the prevalence and challenges of disclosing invisible disabilities in the workplace. It provides an impactful learning experience about a widespread phenomenon that receives little attention...

We study the effects of a new 1% employment quota enacted in Chile in 2018 using anonymized administrative data on monthly employer-employee linkages and disability certification records. Our firm-level difference-in-difference results show a 15-20% increase in the number of people with...

The worsening climate crisis calls for restructuring mobility systems and urban infrastructure. One goal of the socio-ecological transformation in the mobility sector is to promote walking. Measurements of pedestrian friendliness are summarised under the term walkability or walkability index,...

We provide novel evidence about the incentive and welfare effects of an increase in the generosity of disability benefits. Importantly, a unique policy variation in Germany allows us to isolate the income effect of a change in benefit generosity. We leverage this quasi-experimental policy...

This study examines labor law enforcement spillovers in Brazil's highly informal economy, focusing on disability quota enforcement for formal firms. New inspection procedures increased compliance through heightened inspections and fines, boosting disability hiring. We investigate spillover...

This study investigates the employment and wage disparities between people with and without disabilities. It shows that individuals with disabilities are less likely to participate in the labour market, and that when they do, they face higher unemployment rates, are more likely to be...