title: Wage subsidies and hiring chances for the disabled: some causal evidence.
abstract: This study evaluated the effectiveness of wage subsidies as a policy instrument to integrate disabled individuals into the labor market. To identify causal effects, a large-scale field experiment was conducted in Belgium. The results show that the likelihood of a disabled candidate receiving a positive response to a job application is not positively influenced by disclosing entitlement to the Flemish Supporting Subsidy.
authors.affiliation: Ghent University and IZA, Sint-Pietersplein 6, 9000, Ghent, Belgium. Stijn.Baert@UGent.be.
authors.forename: Stijn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000191:economics*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Disability; Discrimination; Economics of health; Labor market policy evaluation; Wage subsidies