The future of disability in America will depend on how well the US prepares for and
manages the demographic, fiscal, and technological developments that will unfold during …

Current estimates suggest that between one and three percent of people living in the United
States will receive a diagnosis of mental retardation. Mental retardation, a condition …

Studies finding a negative effect of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on the
employment of people with disabilities have used the work disability measure, which has …

Working‐age people with disabilities are much more likely than people without disabilities to
live in poverty and not be employed or have shared in the economic prosperity of the late …

The US disability insurance system is an important part of the federal social safety net; it
provides financial protection to working-age Americans who have illnesses, injuries, or …

Abstract The Americans with Disabilities Act is both a liberal civil rights bill and a labour
economics bill meant to increase the employment of disabled persons. It identifies the …

The decline in employment of people with disabilities: A policy puzzle Page 1 The Decline
in Employment of People with Disabilities A Policy Puzzle David C. Stapleton and Richard V …

Despite their widespread use in the literature, the Current Population Survey (CPS) and
similar surveys have come under attack of late. We put the criticisms in perspective by …

This paper replicates recent findings that employment among disabled people has declined
since the ADA. A closer look indicates that this decline results from a drop in the labor force …

During the 1990s, while overall employment rates for working-aged men and women either
remained roughly constant (men) or rose (women), employment rates for people with …