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

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

John Donohue

This article explores the relationship between the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the relative labor market outcomes for people with disabilities. 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 7,120 unique male household heads between the ages of 21 and 65, as well as for a subset of 1,437 individuals appearing every year from 1981 to 1996. Our analysis of the larger sample suggests …


The Legal Response To Discrimination: Does Law Matter?, John J. Donohue Jan 2011

The Legal Response To Discrimination: Does Law Matter?, John J. Donohue

John Donohue

The topic of the legal response to discrimination is broad and growing. It includes everything from hate crime legislation and governmental prohibition of discrimination in the purchase of housing, cars, and loans, to restrictions on discrimination in the provision of government services and benefits as well as in employment.1 In the latter category alone, the body of law banning discrimination in the workplace has both deepened as the original prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of "race, color, religion, sex, or national origin" (Section 703(a)(1) of Tide VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) have been interpreted to prohibit …


The Evolution Of Employment Discrimination Law In The 1990s: A Preliminary Empirical Investigation, John Donohue, Peter Siegelman Jan 2005

The Evolution Of Employment Discrimination Law In The 1990s: A Preliminary Empirical Investigation, John Donohue, Peter Siegelman

John Donohue

No abstract provided.


Understanding The Reasons For And Impact Of Legislatively Mandated Benefits For Selected Workers, John Donohue Dec 2001

Understanding The Reasons For And Impact Of Legislatively Mandated Benefits For Selected Workers, John Donohue

John Donohue

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Race On Policing And Arrests, John Donohue, Steven Levitt Oct 2001

The Impact Of Race On Policing And Arrests, John Donohue, Steven Levitt

John Donohue

No abstract provided.


Discrimination In Employment, John Donohue Jun 1998

Discrimination In Employment, John Donohue

John Donohue

No abstract provided.


Some Thoughts On Affirmative Action, John Donohue Jan 1998

Some Thoughts On Affirmative Action, John Donohue

John Donohue

No abstract provided.


Employment Discrimination Law In Perspective: Three Concepts Of Equality, John Donohue Jan 1994

Employment Discrimination Law In Perspective: Three Concepts Of Equality, John Donohue

John Donohue

No abstract provided.


Advocacy Versus Analysis In Assessing Employment Discrimination Law, John J. Donohue Jul 1992

Advocacy Versus Analysis In Assessing Employment Discrimination Law, John J. Donohue

John Donohue

No abstract provided.


Continuous Versus Episodic Change: The Impact Of Civil Rights Policy On The Economic Status Of Blacks, John Donohue, James Heckman Dec 1991

Continuous Versus Episodic Change: The Impact Of Civil Rights Policy On The Economic Status Of Blacks, John Donohue, James Heckman

John Donohue

No abstract provided.


Re-Evaluating Federal Civil Rights Policy, John Donohue, James Heckman Jan 1991

Re-Evaluating Federal Civil Rights Policy, John Donohue, James Heckman

John Donohue

No abstract provided.


The Changing Nature Of Employment Discrimination Litigation, John Donohue, Peter Siegelman Jan 1991

The Changing Nature Of Employment Discrimination Litigation, John Donohue, Peter Siegelman

John Donohue

No abstract provided.


Studying The Iceberg From Its Tip: A Comparison Of Published And Unpublished Employment Discriminatin Cases, John Donohue, Peter Siegelman Jan 1990

Studying The Iceberg From Its Tip: A Comparison Of Published And Unpublished Employment Discriminatin Cases, John Donohue, Peter Siegelman

John Donohue

No abstract provided.


Prohibiting Sex Discrimination In The Workplace: An Economic Perspective, John Donohue Jan 1989

Prohibiting Sex Discrimination In The Workplace: An Economic Perspective, John Donohue

John Donohue

No abstract provided.


Further Thoughts On Employment Discrimination Legislation: A Reply To Judge Posner, John Donohue Dec 1986

Further Thoughts On Employment Discrimination Legislation: A Reply To Judge Posner, John Donohue

John Donohue

No abstract provided.


Is Title Vii Efficient?, John Donohue Jan 1986

Is Title Vii Efficient?, John Donohue

John Donohue

No abstract provided.