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: Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Sociali,DISES, Università Cattolica, Piacenza
Author-Name: Dario Sciulli 
Author-X-Name-First: Dario
Author-X-Name-Last: Sciulli
Author-Email: dario.sciulli@unich.it
Author-Workplace-Name: Dipartimento di Economia, Università “G. d’Annunzio” di Chieti-Pescara
Title: Disability and Material Deprivation: a Profile of Disadvantage in Italy
Abstract: We provide a dynamic analysis of material deprivation in Italy by using correlated random effects probit model with endogenous initial conditions, and by looking
extensively at the role of disability. We examine the two alternative indicators for material and material and social deprivation, and we offer a subgroups’ analysis.
Our results indicate the presence of true state dependence. Nevertheless, the trapping effect associated to material deprivation increases faster when compared to the one
associated to material and social deprivation, possibly suggesting that the social dimension tends to mitigate the trap effect of material deprivation. Disability tend to worsen living
conditions of the households usually disadvantaged in the Italian society, that are households with low educated, older and female heads, as well as singles and households
characterised by low work intensity. This is especially true in case a member with severe disability lives in the household. These results suggest important policy recommendations. 
Length: 36 pages
Creation-Date: 2021-12
File-URL: https://dipartimenti.unicatt.it/dises-Mussida-Sciulli_154DEF.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
File-Function: First version, 2021
Number: dises21154
Classification-JEL: C33, I14, I32, J14
Keywords: Material deprivation; Disability; Italy; Dynamic probit models; Initial conditions 
Handle: RePEc:ctc:serie2:dises21154