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

Bellia Asya ()
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Bellia Asya: University of Pisa Department of Economics and Management, Via Cosimo Ridolfi, 10, 56124, Pisa, Italy

Review of Economics, 2022, vol. 73, issue 3, 253-266

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.

Keywords: disability; welfare systems; flexicurity; employment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I14 J08 J38 J70 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1515/roe-2022-0007

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