Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Chiara Mussida
Author-X-Name-First: Chiara
Author-X-Name-Last: Mussida
Author-Email: chiara.mussida@unicatt.it
Author-Workplace-Name: DISCE, Università Cattolica
Author-Name: Dario Sciulli
Author-X-Name-First: Dario 
Author-X-Name-Last: Sciulli
Author-Email: d.sciulli@unich.it
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economic Studies, Università G. d'Annunzio di Chieti-Pescara
Title: Direct and indirect effects of disability on employment probabilities: a comparative analysis
Abstract: The interest for the effects of disability on employment probabilities has increased in the last decade. The socio-economic debate also
stressed the need of empowering people with disabilities. Whilst the existing literature primarily examine the direct effects of disability, we
extend the focus by analyzing also the indirect effects of disability i.e.the way employment probability of an individual is affected by the
presence of disabled member(s) in own household. We perform a comparative analysis among four major Western European Countries,
i.e., Italy, Spain, France and the UK, by using the EU SILC panel data for the period 2007-2010. We find negative direct effects of disability
on employment probabilities in all the countries. We also find some evidence of significant indirect effects, especially for females, with
mixed signs and magnitude across countries. Different institutions, policies and household behaviour contribute to explain cross-country
differences.
Length: 52 pages
Creation-Date: 2015-05
Publication-Status: Published in Review of Economics, Month aaaa, pages nn1-nn2
File-URL: http://dipartimenti.unicatt.it/dises-wp_15_107.pdf 
File-Format: Application/pdf
File-Function: First version, 2015
Number: dises1507
Classification-JEL: xxxxx
Keywords: Disability, employment probabilities, caring activities, state dependence, initial conditions, country differences.
Handle: RePEc:ctc:serie2:dises1507