The Economics of Inclusion
Fiscal analysis, policy research, and expert perspectives on the economic case for work inclusion.
Research Segments
Labour Exclusion
True labour market exclusion across Europe — beyond the headline unemployment rate
Fiscal Cost of Exclusion
The direct fiscal burden of keeping people outside the labour market — benefit expenditure, lost tax revenue, and the structural cost to public finances across Europe.
European Union
Proof It Works
Real organisations already doing this — the employers and public programmes behind the numbers.
The world's largest autistic-majority company started in Oslo
79% of 552 staff are autistic · 266 client companies in 2023
Learn moreSweden's biggest employer built entirely around disabled workers
24,000+ employees — all with disabilities · Operating since 1980
Learn more107,000 people in paid work — thanks to a Danish wage subsidy
107,000 people in Fleksjob · Record high in 2023
All pieces
Read full report →Ageing Workforce and Disability Inclusion: An Economic Imperative
OECD analysis of how rising workforce disability rates from ageing populations make inclusion not optional but structurally necessary for EU labour force sufficiency and pension sustainability.
Voices & Authors
View all voices →Politicians, economists, advocates, and authors shaping the economics of work inclusion
Angelina Atanasova
Research Officer, Working Life Unit
Eurofound (EU Agency), Brussels
The leading EU-institution-based researcher publishing specifically on the disability employment gap. Calculated the EU disability employment gap at 21.4 percentage points in 2022 (ranging from 8.5pp in Luxembourg to 37pp in Ireland). Produces the primary EU-level statistics used in policy.
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