Gannon, Brenda (2004) Disability and Labour Fource Participaton in Ireland 1995 - 2000. UNSPECIFIED. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

This paper aims to analyse the effect of disability on participation in the labour force, using the Irish component of the European Community Household Panel Survey 1995-2000. A range of panel models are considered, but to allow for any unobserved influences or state dependence in labour force participation, our preferred model is a dynamic panel model. We show how the estimates of current disability are changed once we control for the effect of past disability and previous participation. We compare base estimates of disability with those controlling for unobserved heterogeneity and past participation. The results suggest that the base effect of disability is overestimated by between 40-60 per cent for men and by 5-10 per cent for women.

Item Type:	Other
Additional Information:	WORK IN PROGRESS: This paper is not for publication and should not be quoted without prior permission from the author.
Keywords:	Disability; labour force participation; static and dynamic panel models
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Finance and Accounting
Item ID:	148
Depositing User:	Ms Sandra Doherty
Date Deposited:	19 Oct 2004
Refereed:	No
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Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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