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Assessing Post-Ada Employment: Some Econometric Evidence And Policy Considerations, John J. Donohue Sep 2011

Assessing Post-Ada Employment: Some Econometric Evidence And Policy Considerations, John J. Donohue

John Donohue

In this article, we offer innovative analysis and additional evidence on the relationship between the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the relative labor market outcomes for people with disabilities, the very class protected by its landmark provisions. Using individual-level longitudinal data from 1981 to 1996 derived from the previously unexploited Panel Study of Income Dynamics (“PSID”), we examine the possible effect of the ADA on (1) annual weeks worked; (2) annual earnings; and (3) hourly wages for a sample of 7120 unique male household heads between the ages of 21 and 65 as well as a subset of 1147 …


Diverting The Coasean River: Incentive Schemes To Reduce Unemployment Spells, John Donohue Jan 1989

Diverting The Coasean River: Incentive Schemes To Reduce Unemployment Spells, John Donohue

John Donohue

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