A Closer Look at the Employment Impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Hotchkiss, Julie L.

doi:10.3368/jhr.xxxix.4.887

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“…Since most NELS:88 respondents were in 10 th grade when the ADA was signed into law, these young people may have benefited significantly from the passage of this act. Indeed, several studies have noted progress in areas such as disabled people's employment, physical access to transportation and the availability of assistive technology (Carpenter 2006;Hotchkiss 2004;Jackson, Blanck and Schmeling 2007;Kruse and Schur 2003). However, this study demonstrates that there is still a significant gap between disabled and nondisabled young people's outcomes.…”

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confidence: 71%

Disability and the Transition to Adulthood

Janus

2009

Social Forces

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Disability and the Transition to Adulthood

Janus

2009

Social Forces

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“…While they find negative effects of the laws on the relative earnings of the disabled, once they have controlled for pre-existing employment trends among the disabled and non-disabled, there is no such effect on relative employment rates of the disabled. Similarly, Hotchkiss (2004) notes that previous studies have failed to control for selection into the labour market. When this first stage selection process is controlled for, the predicted unconditional employment probability for a disabled person has actually increased since the ADA legislation.…”

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confidence: 99%

Disability, gender, and the British labour market

Jones

2006

Oxford Economic Papers

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Using UK LFS data, we examine the impact of disability on labour market outcomes by gender since the Disability Discrimination Act. Substantial differences in employment incidence and earnings continue to exist, especially for those with mental health problems. Distinguishing between work-limiting and non-work-limiting disability, the unobserved productivity effect of disability can be separated from discrimination. Limited evidence of wage discrimination against the disabled exists, but the 'penalty' for work-limiting disability, while falling for men, has increased for women. The improvement for disabled males is largely 'unexplained', possibly reflecting the impact of the legislation; this is not the case for females.

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“…Most papers on the ADA show minimal labor market effects, with slight reductions in employment due to the increased accommodation costs for employers to hire individuals with disabilities (Acemoglu and Angrist, 2001;Moss and Burris, 2007). DeLeire (2000) and Hotchkiss (2004) show that the reductions in employment are approximately equal regardless of disorder type.…”

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The Labor Market Consequences of Receiving Disability Benefits during Childhood

Levere

2019

J. Human Resources

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This paper estimates the labor market effects of gaining eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits during childhood. In theory, access to SSI could help children treat their disabilities, thus improving labor market outcomes in the long run. Alternatively, children who are designated as disabled may reduce their investment in human capital, which would harm future labor market outcomes. I identify the effects of qualifying for SSI benefits through a natural experiment-a Supreme Court decision eased the criteria to be considered disabled, especially for children with mental disorders. The policy change also occurred earlier in some people's lives than others. For individuals with a mental disorder, each additional year of exposure to eased standards during childhood increased their SSI receipt by 0.3 years and reduced cumulative labor market earnings through age 30 by $1,600. Importantly, this does not address the full range of outcomes that may be affected by receiving benefits. The author is grateful to Prashant Bharadwaj, Julie Cullen, Gordon Dahl, and Craig McIntosh for being so generous with their time and for many helpful discussions. I am extremely thankful to Jeffrey Hemmeter and John Jones at the Social Security Administration, who helped run programs and set me up with data access at SSA, and without whom this paper would not have been possible.

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A Closer Look at the Employment Impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Cited by 60 publications

References 17 publications

Disability and the Transition to Adulthood

Disability and the Transition to Adulthood

Disability, gender, and the British labour market

The Labor Market Consequences of Receiving Disability Benefits during Childhood

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