Physical Disability and Labor Market Discrimination: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Bellemare, Charles; Goussé, Marion; Lacroix, Guy; Marchand, Steeve

doi:10.2139/ssrn.3194437

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“…Ahmad, 2020;McGinnity and Lunn, 2011). In recent years, however, this method has been used to test for disability discrimination, resulting in a small but increasing number of correspondence studies that show the disadvantaging effect of disclosing a disability (Ameri et al, 2018;Baert, 2014;Baert et al, 2016;Bellemare et al, 2018;Bjørnshagen, 2021;Hipes et al, 2016). The findings from the experiment confirm the previous findings, showing a clear preference for candidates who do not disclose a disability (Bjørnshagen and Ugreninov, 2021).…”

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Disability Discrimination: Employer Considerations of Disabled Jobseekers in Light of the Ideal Worker

Østerud

2022

Work, Employment and Society

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Labour market stratification and discrimination of disabled people remains a less researched topic compared to other minorities despite being a notably disadvantaged group. This article explores the employer side of discrimination against disabled jobseekers by using a field experiment conducted in Norway as its point of departure. Through qualitative follow-up interviews, this article investigates employers’ assessments of equally qualified mobility-impaired candidates in a field experiment. The article employs the theoretical perspective of the ideal worker to shed light on how employers evaluate disabled jobseekers against an able-bodied ideal. Although previous literature on disability and the ideal worker has shown the imperative of asserting productivity, the findings in the current article reveal a stronger emphasis on social considerations as grounds for exclusion. The findings show how tacit constructions of the ideal worker not only relate to productivity but also to the creation of the socially integrated workplace.

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Disability Discrimination: Employer Considerations of Disabled Jobseekers in Light of the Ideal Worker

Østerud

2022

Work, Employment and Society

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“…How do employers incorporate such rights into their hiring practices? A paradox in research on employer attitudes and hiring practices in relation to disabled people is that employers often express positive attitudes (Burke et al, 2013;Ju et al, 2013) but show negative hiring intentions and behaviour (Baert, 2014;Araten-Bergman, 2016;Ameri et al, 2018;Bellemare et al, 2018;Shamshiri-Petersen and Krogh, 2020;Bjørnshagen and Ugreninov, 2021). Bredgaard (2018) underlines the importance of not conflating behaviour and attitudes, and proposes a model uniting a behavioural and an attitudinal dimension.…”

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Disability and Regulatory Approaches to Employer Engagement: Cross-National Challenges in Bridging the Gap between Motivation and Hiring Practice

Østerud¹,

Vedeler²

2022

Social Policy and Society

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This article examines why employers struggle to include disability as part of their active diversity approach. Drawing on cross-national interview data from Norway and the USA, we point to the common finding of employers – who are the target of regulatory disability employment policies – typically falling into the passive employer category of employer engagement, with positive attitudes but negative hiring behaviour. As a partial explanation, we demonstrate the difficulty of identifying and demographically monitoring disabled people among job seekers and employees. We argue that these problems are linked to unique aspects of disability as a diversity category, and tie these to the significance of disability heterogeneity, lack of disclosure and the difficulty of acquiring information related to health. We conclude that organisations need to go beyond mere legislative compliance and be more proactive towards disability as a distinct diversity category.

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“…disability disclosure), have been run in the US, Canada and Norway. Findings show that people who disclose their disability on a job application are between 26 per cent to 50 per cent less likely to be called to interview, despite having otherwise equivalent applications (Ameri et al, 2018;Bellemare et al, 2018;Bjørnshagen, 2021). These findings point towards the importance of exploiting experimental methods to gain better insight into attitudes that may be concealed in standard surveys.…”

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Experimental tests of public support for disability policy

Timmons¹,

Carroll²,

McGinnity³

2023

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The mission of the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) is to advance evidence-based policymaking that supports economic sustainability and social progress in Ireland. ESRI researchers apply the highest standards of academic excellence to challenges facing policymakers, focusing on 12 areas of critical importance to 21st Century Ireland.The Institute was founded in 1960 by a group of senior civil servants led by Dr T. K. Whitaker, who identified the need for independent and in-depth research analysis to provide a robust evidence base for policymaking in Ireland.Since then, the Institute has remained committed to independent research and its work is free of any expressed ideology or political position. The Institute publishes all research reaching the appropriate academic standard, irrespective of its findings or who funds the research.The quality of its research output is guaranteed by a rigorous peer review process. ESRI researchers are experts in their fields and are committed to producing work that meets the highest academic standards and practices.The work of the Institute is disseminated widely in books, journal articles and reports. ESRI publications are available to download, free of charge, from its website. Additionally, ESRI staff communicate research findings at regular conferences and seminars.The ESRI is a company limited by guarantee, answerable to its members and governed by a Council, comprising 14 members who represent a cross-section of ESRI members from academia, civil services, state agencies, businesses and civil society. The Institute receives an annual grant-in-aid from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to support the scientific and public interest elements of the Institute's activities; the grant accounted for an average of 30 per cent of the Institute's income over the lifetime of the last Research Strategy. The remaining funding comes from research programmes supported by government departments and agencies, public bodies and competitive research programmes.

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Physical Disability and Labor Market Discrimination: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Cited by 9 publications

References 6 publications

Disability Discrimination: Employer Considerations of Disabled Jobseekers in Light of the Ideal Worker

Disability Discrimination: Employer Considerations of Disabled Jobseekers in Light of the Ideal Worker

Disability and Regulatory Approaches to Employer Engagement: Cross-National Challenges in Bridging the Gap between Motivation and Hiring Practice

Experimental tests of public support for disability policy

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