Archive: Amal Harrati

Man with one leg working in a factory

Abstract This paper reexamines impacts from the Benefit Offset National Demonstration (BOND) to explore previously unexamined racial differences in participant outcomes.  It examines whether the impacts of BOND differed by participants’ race/ethnicity and the extent to which community-level racial inequities in economic conditions are correlated with participant outcomes that were central to BOND’s goals.  It…

woman and disabled man in face mask using tablet computer together

This paper examines high-frequency patterns that occur in the experiences with, behaviors during, and attitudes toward COVID-19 among people with disabilities since the pandemic began.  It also examines the timing and predictors of plans to apply for Social Security benefits as a result of the pandemic.  It uses biweekly and monthly data from the Understanding…