Because of this, our paper helps to address a key research gap by estimating the Page | 4 The Earnings and Conversion Gaps for Persons with Disabilities: Evidence from India consequences of disability for household cost of living (conversion gap) and for employment and earnings of persons with disabilities (earnings gap). [...] The ‘conversion gap’ experienced by a household containing a Page | 7 The Earnings and Conversion Gaps for Persons with Disabilities: Evidence from India member with disability was estimated by analysing the association between an indicator of disability, household expenditure, and a measure of the household standard of living (SOL), with the latter as the outcome indicator. [...] The qualitative component of the research inquired about the major socio-economic challenges that persons with disabilities and their households faced, and the role of support from state and non-state agencies in addressing these challenges, including the cost of living with a disability. [...] Page | 16 The Earnings and Conversion Gaps for Persons with Disabilities: Evidence from India Table 5: The Extra Costs of Living associated with Disability for Indian Households IHDS-2 (all households) LASI-1 (households with members of age 45+ years) At least one Number of At least one Number of member with members with member with members with disability disability disability disability Log of h. [...] Page | 37 The Earnings and Conversion Gaps for Persons with Disabilities: Evidence from India Table A7: Disability and Cost of Living, Rural and Urban, IHDS-2 and LASI-1 Rural Urban Household with Number of members with Household with Number of members Disability disability Disability with disability IHDS-2 (all households) Log of household 1.18***(0.01) 1.18*** (0.01) 1.53*** (0.02) 1.56*** (0.02.
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Table of Contents
- The Earnings and Conversion Gaps for Persons with Disabilities Evidence from India 1
- September 2024 1
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- HE ARNINGS AND ONVERSION APS FOR ERSONS WITH 2
- ISABILITIES VIDENCE FROM NDIA 2
- Abstract 2
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- 1. Introduction 4
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- 2. Materials and Methods 6
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- Table 1 Indicators of Functional and Activity Limitations in LASI-1 and IHDS-2 7
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- 2.3 Qualitative Analysis 11
- 3. Results 11
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- 3.2. Cost of Living Associated with Disability 16
- Figure 1a Kernel Density of Concentration of Households for Asset Index LASI-1 16
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- Figure 1b Kernel Density of Concentration of Households for Asset Index IHDS-2 17
- Figure 1a Kernel Density of Concentration of Households for Asset Index LASI-1 17
- Figure 1b Kernel Density of Concentration of Households for Asset Index IHDS-2 17
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- Table 5 The Extra Costs of Living associated with Disability for Indian Households 18
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- 3.4 Discussion 21
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