Labor Market Discrimination Against Men with Disabilities in the Year of the ADA

摘要: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provides civil rights protections to persons disabilities, but the debate that preceded passage of was not based on empirical estimates could be used measure its performance. This article extent wage discrimination against men disabilities in 1990, providing a reference can evaluate impact ADA. results show large productivity-standardized differentials between disabled and nondisabled are weakly correlated strength prejudice different impairments. Physical limitations explain part, all, differentials. also low employment rates more serious problem than for workers disabilities. provide Act's supporters promised it would increase wages reduce their dependency public programs. promises were discrimination, there is no base which compare performance Act. ADA does grant right all It requires able perform jobs they seek, subject "reasonable accommodations" by employers. article, therefore, considers who work even though health limits amount or kind perform. ADA's provisions assume result caused prejudice. Prejudice well documented, so limiting effects physical impairments workplace productivity (Hahn 1987; Margolis Shapiro Clogston 1990). core concerning value whether poor labor market outcomes con