We evaluate the efficiency of video resumes using a large scale field experiment. We randomly sent applications to 2021 private firms posting vacancies across the province of Québec (Canada). A subset of these applications included a link inviting firms to view a video resume. We find that video resumes increase callback rates by more than 10 percentage points. We also evaluate the service for individuals with acute visible disabilities (wheelchair users). Although our…

In this article we study the effect of discrimination in the hiring of persons with disabilities on the effectiveness of public policies (wage subsidies). We first develop a job search model with matching and bargaining with participation decisions in the presence of employer taste based discrimination. This model allows us to separate the effect of discrimination from the effect of the productivity difference. We estimate the model using data from the Survey of Labour…

The present study aims to determine whether the workers living with disabilities react in the same way to monetary and non-monetary incentives compared with other workers.

From a theoretical perspective, this study explores a variant of the principal-agent theory which includes two workers types: the worker with a disability and the worker without a disability.

From this theory, it reveals that the workers would respond to incentives; however, it is not…

In this research project, we draw a portrait of the employment situation of people with disabilities by means of Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD) in order to identify the factors influencing the probability for those people of being employed and their earnings.

The gap in employment rates between the people with and without disabilities is 20  points, while the salary differential is about 10% less for disabled people.

These results vary…

The objective of this memoir is to evaluate the effectiveness of employment assistance programs for recipients with a severely limited capacity for employment under the Social Assistance Program. To our knowledge, there is no causal analysis of the programs’ effect on the number and length of time recipients did not receive social assistance. Our analysis is based on the study of two dependent variables: the cumulative period spent off Social Assistance Program after…

The Social Assistance Program recipients with a temporary limited health capacity benefit from a monthly payment of $828. The Ministry also proposes a social solidarity benefit of up to $1,088 for those who have a permanent limited capacity that prevents them from maintaining employment.

We aim to analyze the determinants of the transition between these two programs, and to find out if it is driven by an economic rationality or by functional limitations…

Our thesis project seeks to provide a clearer understanding of the work-life-balance experiences of workers with disabilities and their consequences on their socio-professional trajectories throughout their career.

By using a retrospective longitudinal qualitative methodological approach, the project will describe and analyse the life stories of twelve workers with motor disabilities living in the Montréal and Québec City areas.

Forthcoming publication.…

This directory, which was finalized in autumn 2019, identifies many federal and provincial assistance programs for people with disabilities living in New Brunswick or the province of Québec. A description of the programs, eligibility criteria, effective dates, as well as terms and amounts are summarized in the directory.

We investigate the determinants and extent of labor market discrimination toward people with acute physical disabilities (wheelchair users) using data from a large scale field experiment conducted in the province of Québec (Canada). Applications (cover letters and CVs) were randomly sent to 1477 private firms operating in two urban regions (Montréal and Québec City) advertising open positions requiring various skill levels. The applications were randomly generated to…

Working is a basic vehicle of social participation for people living with disabilities. However, their labour market access is often hindered by physical, psychological and cultural barriers. The research community is increasingly interested in this issue. It is in this context that the project “Evaluation and development of policies aiming to support the integration and the retention of people with disabilities in the labour market” was conducted by a multidisciplinary…