The labor market experience of workers with disabilities : the ADA and beyond

The Labor Market Experience of Workers with Disabilities: The ADA and Beyond......Page 1
The Labor Market Experience of Workers with Disabilities: The ADA and Beyond......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
List of Figures......Page 7
List of Tables......Page 9
Acknowledgments......Page 12
Preface......Page 14
DISABILITY LEGISLATION IN THE UNITED STATES......Page 16
POLICY ISSUES......Page 18
FOCUS AND STRATEGY OF ANALYSES......Page 20
DISABLED AMERICANS......Page 27
SURVEY OF INCOME AND PROGRAM PARTICIPATION (SIPP)......Page 30
NOTES......Page 33
2 Employment......Page 36
UNCONDITIONAL AND JOINT PROBABILITIES......Page 38
EXPLAINING THE DECLINE IN LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATES......Page 42
POOLED, CROSS- SECTIONAL ANALYSIS......Page 45
EVIDENCE FROM THE SIPP......Page 49
EMPLOYMENT PROBABILITY AND FIRM SIZE......Page 52
CONCLUSIONS......Page 58
NOTES......Page 59
3 Compensation: Wages and Benefits......Page 64
WAGE LEVELS......Page 65
DIFFERENCES IN WAGES OVER TIME......Page 66
WAGE DECOMPOSITION......Page 76
BENEFIT ANALYSIS......Page 81
CONCLUSIONS......Page 85
NOTES......Page 87
4 Hours of Work, Distribution, and Representation......Page 90
HOURS OF WORK......Page 91
DISTRIBUTION OF WORKERS......Page 105
REPRESENTATION OF WORKERS......Page 110
CONCLUSIONS......Page 114
NOTES......Page 116
5 Separation, Unemployment, and Job Search......Page 120
SEPARATION......Page 121
UNEMPLOYMENT......Page 126
JOB SEARCH......Page 130
CONCLUSIONS......Page 135
NOTES......Page 136
6 State versus Federal Legislation......Page 140
IMPACT ON EMPLOYMENT......Page 144
IMPACT ON WAGES......Page 148
IMPACT ON HOURS......Page 152
CONCLUSIONS......Page 153
NOTES......Page 155
7 Conclusions and Policy Implications......Page 156
EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVES......Page 158
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND JOB CHARACTERISTICS......Page 162
SCREENING AND MATCHING......Page 166
THE ADA AND BEYOND......Page 167
NOTES......Page 169
Appendix A: CPS Sample Construction......Page 172
Appendix B: SIPP Sample Construction......Page 174
Appendix C: Supplemental Tables......Page 178
Appendix D: State Disability Legislation......Page 194
References......Page 224
The Author......Page 232
Index......Page 234
About the Institute......Page 244