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Policy & Incentives
Designing Effective Wage Subsidies for Disabled Workers in Europe
Policy design review of employer wage subsidies across Nordic, Continental, and Eastern European models — marginal employment effects, deadweight loss, and optimal targeting.
The European Accessibility Act: Economic and Employment Impacts
Assessment of the EAA's projected effects on accessible product markets, employment of disabled workers in ICT and built-environment sectors, and consumer spending power.
European Disability Strategy 2021–2030: Employment Targets and Fiscal Impact
Analysis of the EU Disability Strategy's employment sub-goals, modelling the fiscal and economic impact of achieving the 2030 targets for disability employment rates.
Designing Disability Insurance Reforms: Eligibility vs. Benefit Cuts
Using two Austrian DI reform episodes, this Econometrica paper finds tightening eligibility rules dominates benefit cuts in fiscal savings and lower insurance loss — a key result for EU social insurance reform debates.
Quota Systems for Disability Employment in Europe: Effectiveness and Alternatives
Comparative policy analysis of mandatory employment quotas across Germany, France, Austria, and Poland — compliance rates, economic effects, and lessons for other member states.
Disability, Work and Inclusion: Mainstreaming in All Policies
Landmark OECD review finds that despite decades of activation policy, disability employment and poverty gaps remain stubbornly high; 24% of people with disabilities live below 60% of median income vs 14% for non-disabled.