The effects of disability hiring quotas

Season 7, Episode 33,   Jul 05, 10:00 AM

More new research from the CEPR-PSE Symposium 2024. 

More than 100 countries have some form of quota regulation that requires firms to hire people with disabilities. Does this example of affirmative action help people who have a disability to find a job, and what is the impact on the firm, and on fellow workers? Christiane Szerman tells Tim Phillips about the surprising labour market effects of a hiring quota in Brazil.