The decline in employment of people with disabilities : a policy puzzle /

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Imprint:Kalamazoo, Mich. : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2003.
Description:xviii, 429 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5140656
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Other authors / contributors:Stapleton, David C.
Burkhauser, Richard V.
ISBN:088099259X (pbk. : alk. paper)
0880992603 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • The Employment and Economic Well-Being of Working-Aged People with Disabilities
  • Is the Decline in Employment a Measurement Aberration?
  • Comparing Trends in the Employment of People with Disabilities Across Data Sets and Disability Population Definitions
  • Is the Overall Employment Rate of People with Disabilities the Appropriate Policy Success Measure?
  • Alternative Explanations of the Overall Decline in Employment Rates
  • Who Is Right?
  • Note
  • References
  • 2. A User's Guide to Current Statistics on the Employment of People with Disabilities
  • Data Description
  • Conceptualizing Disability
  • Empirical Analysis
  • Explaining the Differences in Employment Trends in Other Studies
  • Other Labor Market Success Measures
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Appendix 2A
  • References
  • 3. Employment Declines among People with Disabilities
  • Data and Measurement
  • Shifts in Population Composition
  • Isolated Occurrence or Widespread Decline?
  • Decomposition of Employment Decline
  • Within-Group Changes in Health
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Appendix 3A
  • References
  • 4. Have Changes in the Nature of Work or the Labor Market Reduced Employment Prospects of Workers with Disabilities?
  • The Static Aspects of Work
  • The Dynamic Aspects of Work
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Appendix 4A
  • Appendix Notes
  • References
  • 5. Rising Health Care Expenditures and the Employment of People with High-Cost Chronic Conditions
  • Background
  • Data and methods
  • Findings
  • Discussion
  • Summary of Findings
  • Notes
  • References
  • 6. Employment and the Changing Disability Population
  • Employment Measures for the Disability Population
  • The Changing Size and Composition of the Disability Population
  • Increased Prevalence of Chronic Conditions and Impairments
  • What Risk Factors Might Have Led to These Increases?
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • 7. The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Employment of People with Disabilities
  • Background
  • The A Priori Case Against the ADA
  • Empirical Studies--the Weight of the Evidence Against the ADA
  • What Needs To Be Done?
  • Notes
  • References
  • 8. Does the Definition Affect the Outcome?
  • Problems in Defining and Measuring Disability
  • Estimates of Employment Patterns and Trends
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • 9. Is It Time to Declare the ADA a Failed Law?
  • Economic Models of Employment Discrimination
  • Effect of ADA Title I
  • Does the ADA Exacerbate the Employment Problem?
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • 10. Social Security Disability Insurance and the Recent Decline in the Employment Rate of People with Disabilities
  • Background
  • Findings
  • Discussion
  • Notes
  • References
  • 11. A Review of the Evidence and Its Implications for Policy Change
  • Did the Employment Rate Decline?
  • Which Measure of the Employment Rate Should We Focus On?
  • What Caused the Employment Rate Decline?
  • Policy Implications
  • Notes
  • References