Marjorie L. Baldwin

Overview

Marjorie L. Baldwin is a labor economist at East Carolina University specializing in labor market outcomes for people with disabilities and workers' compensation systems. She is co-author (with Richard J. Butler and William G. Johnson) of the 1995 ILRR study showing that first return-to-work rates dramatically overstate WC program success and that employer accommodations are the key determinant of stable post-injury employment. Her broader research addresses wage and employment effects of disability and the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Key Contributions / Features

• Co-developed the four-pattern post-injury employment taxonomy (Butler, Johnson, Baldwin 1995)
• Research on wage effects of disability and ADA accommodation mandates
• Co-author of 2006 JRI paper decomposing post-injury productivity losses; earnings-effect losses persist for stable-employment workers
• Focus on the intersection of disability policy, labor markets, and employer accommodation behavior

Related

• Richard J. Butler
• William G. Johnson
• Disability Management and Return to Work
• Workers' Compensation and DI

Sources

• Butler Johnson and Baldwin 1995 — Managing Work Disability Why First Return to Work Is Not a Measure of Success
• Butler Baldwin and Johnson 2006 — The Effects of Occupational Injuries After Returns to Work Work Absences and Losses of On-the-Job Productivity