How Do Different Policies Jointly Affect the Employment Prospects of Disabled Individuals? A Review of the Literature-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

How Do Different Policies Jointly Affect the Employment Prospects of Disabled Individuals? A Review of the Literature

Published:2022-11-01 Issue:3 Volume:73 Page:253-266
ISSN:0948-5139
Container-title:Review of Economics
language:en
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Author:

Bellia Asya¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. University of Pisa Department of Economics and Management , Via Cosimo Ridolfi, 10, 56124 , Pisa , Italy

Abstract

Abstract This paper reviews how different policies jointly affect employment among disabled individuals. I used Google Scholar to find literature on welfare systems, disability, health and employment. I found literature on flexicurity through snowballing. I evaluate the following hypotheses: (1) generous disability benefits constitute a disincentive to work; (2) high investments in activation policies have a positive effect on employment; (3) a flexible labour market fosters employment; (4) disabled workers are more likely to be in temporary employment in countries with a flexible labour market. Hypotheses 1 and 3 find no support in the selected literature. Literature on hypotheses 2 and 4 is inconclusive. Future research avenues are suggested.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

General Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/roe-2022-0007/pdf

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