We analysed sickness and disability policies for the working‐age population in a number of
OECD countries, between the years 1990 and 2014. Existing evidence suggests that there …

Long-term unemployment is associated with high costs to the individuals affected and to
society at large. At the individual level, it is often linked to psychological and other health …

Purpose Studies on the work integration of persons with disabilities (PwD) and the role of
social dialogue therein are scarce. The study examines how the different systems of workers' …

It is acknowledged that generous welfare states can provide better outcomes to their
populations in terms of objective and subjective indicators of well-being, yet there is little …

This paper examines different models of disability policy in European welfare regimes on the
basis of secondary data. OECD data measuring social protection and labour-market …

We project the labor force in the United States to 2060 and contrast the outcomes with
comparative projections for Germany. In both countries, the population will age, but the …

Introduction Disability is a global public health problem, and poverty due to illness and
disability has always been a major problem and challenge for global poverty governance. In …

Many countries have reduced the generosity of sickness and disability programs while
making them more activating–yet few studies have examined how employment rates have …

Reconciling the potentially conflicting goals between income benefits and employment has
become one of the key issues in international disability policy for working-age persons with …

We analyze different disability policy strategies using policy scores developed by the OECD
for the period 1990 to 2007. Applying model-based and hierarchical agglomerative …