This paper examines the consequences of disability, identifying for the first time, the separate impacts of onsets and … recoveries from disability on both employment status and hours worked using panel data from Indonesia. We find that changes in … towards a need for social protection policies with a focus on health, disability, and employment in Indonesia. …

This paper examines the consequences of disability, identifying for the first time, the separate impacts of onsets and … recoveries from disability on both employment status and hours worked using panel data from Indonesia. We find that changes in … towards a need for social protection policies with a focus on health, disability, and employment in Indonesia. …

South Africa's Disability Grant program has been widely criticized for its poor administration and the dependency … culture it promotes. This paper attempts to assess the Disability Grant program's targeting effectiveness and its effects on … labor market behaviors. Using disability self reports and standard measures of economic well being, results suggest that the …

About 15% of the world population lives with some form of disability. Yet little is known about the economic lives of … data to draw an economic profile of persons with disabilities in 15 developing countries. In most countries, disability is …