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THE LABOUR MARKET IMPACT OF THE UK DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT: EVIDENCE FROM THE REPEAL OF THE SMALL FIRM EXEMPTION

Melanie Jones, Jonathan Jones

Bulletin of Economic Research, Volume: 60, Issue: 3, Pages: 289 - 306

Swansea University Author: Melanie Jones

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DOI (Published version): 10.1111/j.1467-8586.2008.00281.x

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<p>This paper uses data from the Quarterly Labour Force Survey in the UK (1997–2006) and changes in the coverage of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), that result from the removal of the small firm exemption, to assess the labour market impact of the legislation. The data support a narro...

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Published: Wiley 2008
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