The effects of increasing financial incentives for firms to promote employment of disabled workers

被引:23
作者
Wuellrich, Jean-Philippe [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Zurich, Inst Empir Res Econ, CH-8008 Zurich, Switzerland
关键词
Disability; Employment quota; Discrimination; Employment; WITH-DISABILITIES-ACT;
D O I
10.1016/j.econlet.2010.01.016
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
I study the effect of an increase in financial incentives for firms to hire disabled workers in the context of an employment quota. My results suggest that this increase had a positive impact on firms' demand for disabled workers. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:173 / 176
页数:4
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