Voices & Authors

The leading EU-institution-based researcher publishing specifically on the disability employment gap. Calculated the EU disability employment gap at 21.4 percentage points in 2022 (ranging from 8.5pp in Luxembourg to 37pp in Ireland). Produces the primary EU-level statistics used in policy.

Leading German empirical economist on disability employment quotas and their effectiveness. His IZA-affiliated work examines whether Germany's compulsory hiring quota for severely disabled workers actually improves employment — particularly relevant given Germany's 2024 Inclusion Act reform.

Finland's Minister of Employment overseeing labour market reform in a high-stakes context — Finland faces structural pressures on disability and sickness benefits while pushing for higher employment rates. Inherited complex negotiations on disability activation vs. welfare.

France's dedicated disability minister overseeing the RQTH employment quota system (6% of workforce) and the AAH disability allowance reform. Led the French Employment Disability Week (SEEPH) in November 2024 with the statement that disabled people 'wish to work and be autonomous'.

Published in 2024 (with Dario Sciulli) on the relationship between poverty, work intensity, and disability across UK, Germany, France, and Italy using EU-SILC data — demonstrating 'genuine state dependence' between disability and poverty. One of Europe's most active disability–labour economics empiricists.

Represents 20 million people with intellectual disabilities and their families across Europe. Focuses on transition from sheltered to open employment — particularly the economic case for integrating people with intellectual disabilities into the mainstream labour market.