This paper is the first to estimate the magnitude and determinants of a wage differential by disability status in the context of an agrarian labor market through a wage decomposition method. In rural Uttar Pradesh, India, we find evidence of an unexplained wage gap in favor of non-disabled men...

Objective -- This paper estimates the healthcare expenditures associated with a disability at the individual level and their recent trends. Design -- Retrospective analysis of survey data. Participants--Data from multiple years (1996 through 2004) of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)...

This paper reviews the institutional framework on disability and employment in India. Our primary aim is to examine the impact of an important piece of legislation namely the persons with disability (PWD) Act, and various government programs that are designed to promote employment among PWD. Our...

Disability and poverty are dynamic and intricately linked phenomena. In developed countries, a large body of empirical research shows that persons with disabilities experience inter alia comparatively lower educational attainment, lower employment and higher unemployment rates, worse living...

This paper disaggregates human development indicators across disability status to assess the situation of persons and households with disabilities. The paper uses 24 censuses and general household surveys from 21 low- and middle-income countries. Disability status is measured through...

This paper examines to what extent household surveys and censuses in low- and middle-income countries include disability questions and the types of questions under use. A pool of 734 data sets and 1,297 data set-years from 133 low- and middle-income countries from 2009 to 2018 were screened for...