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. |
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| 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 |
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
