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The dynamic effect of disability on work and subjective well-being in Australia

Using longitudinal data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey (2001-2013) [the ... Show more
Using longitudinal data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey (2001-2013) [the authors] examine the relationship between the dynamics of work-limiting disability and employment, hours of work, earnings and life satisfaction. [The authors] employ two alternative classifications of the dynamic trajectories of disability and, in doing so, are able to explicitly consider the influence of disability exit in addition to examining onset by chronicity and severity. After controlling for unobserved individual heterogeneity, [the authors] find that the positive impact of disability exit is smaller in magnitude and shorter-lived than the negative impact of onset. Further, while individuals are found to recover from a one period disability within three years, there is no sign of adaptation even after ten years for those whose disability is chronic, defined as evident for three or more years post-onset, and severe.
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Authors: Jones, Melanie K.; Mavromaras, Kostas G.; Sloane, Peter J.; Wei, Zhang

Date: 2015

Geographic subjects: Australia; Oceania

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: NILS working paper series

Subjects: Disability; Employment; Income ... [+] Show more
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The role of vocational education and training in the labour market outcomes of people with disabilities

Low levels of education generally among people with a disability is one of the factors contributing to their lower ... Show more
Low levels of education generally among people with a disability is one of the factors contributing to their lower rate of labour market participation. What role vocational education and training (VET) plays in ameliorating this is the focus of this report. Using data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics of Australia surveys, the report finds that for people who are not working, completing a VET qualification does increase the chance of employment and more so for people with a disability. Show less

Authors: Polidano, Cain; Mavromaras, Kostas G.

Date: 2010

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: National Vocational Education and Training Research and Evaluation program report

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Disability; Providers of education and training ... [+] Show more
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Disability, job mismatch, earnings and job satisfaction in Australia

[The authors] examine the relationship between disability, job mismatch, earnings and job satisfaction using panel ... Show more
[The authors] examine the relationship between disability, job mismatch, earnings and job satisfaction using panel estimation on data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey (2001-08). While [the authors] do not find any relationship between work-limiting disability and overskilling, it appears that there is a positive relationship between work-limiting disability and overeducation, which is consistent with disability onset leading to downward occupational movement, at least in relative terms. [The authors] find a negative correlation between work-limiting disability and both earnings and job satisfaction. However, there is only evidence of a causal relationship in terms of the latter, where the impact of disability is found to be multifaceted.
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Authors: Jones, Melanie K.; Mavromaras, Kostas G.; Sloane, Peter J.; Wei, Zhang

Date: 2014

Geographic subjects: Australia; Oceania

Resource type: Article

Journal title: Cambridge journal of economics

Subjects: Disability; Employment; Income ... [+] Show more
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Participation in and completion of vocational education and training for people with a disability

Improving the educational outcomes of people with a disability is seen as key in helping improve their employment a ... Show more
Improving the educational outcomes of people with a disability is seen as key in helping improve their employment and life prospects. This article uses Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey data and multivariate estimation to examine whether people with a disability face barriers in participating in and completing a vocational education and training qualification, a highly accessible and flexible mode of education. Overall, we find that people with a disability are not disadvantaged in terms of participation, but are disadvantaged in terms of completion, especially those with more limiting conditions and those with mental health issues who have low levels of social support.
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Authors: Polidano, Cain; Mavromaras, Kostas G.

Date: 2011

Geographic subjects: Australia; Oceania

Resource type: Article

Journal title: Australian economic review

Subjects: Disability; Outcomes; Vocational education and training ... [+] Show more
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Participation in and completion of vocational education and training for people with disability

Improving the educational outcomes of people with a disability is seen as key in helping improve their employment a ... Show more
Improving the educational outcomes of people with a disability is seen as key in helping improve their employment and life prospects. Vocational education and training (VET) is an important avenue for further education for people with disability because it is a highly flexible and accessible form of education. This paper uses the [Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia] HILDA survey and multivariate estimation to examine whether people with disability face barriers in participating in and completing a VET qualification, with particular focus on the role of social support. Overall, we find that people with disability are not disadvantaged in terms of participation, but are in terms of completion, especially those with more limiting conditions and those with mental health problems who have low levels of social support. These findings add to the growing literature on the role of social support in the functioning of people with mental illness and underline the importance of ensuring access to adequate support services.
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Authors: Polidano, Cain; Mavromaras, Kostas G.

Corporate authors: University of Melbourne. Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research (MIAESR)

Date: 2010

Geographic subjects: Australia; Oceania

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: Melbourne Institute working paper

Subjects: Participation; Disability; Outcomes ... [+] Show more
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Disability and job mismatches in the Australian labour market

We examine the relationship between disability, job mismatch, earnings and job satisfaction, using panel estimation ... Show more
We examine the relationship between disability, job mismatch, earnings and job satisfaction, using panel estimation on data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey (2001-2008). While we do not find any relationship between work-limiting disability and over-skilling, it appears that there is a positive relationship between work-limiting disability and over-education, which is consistent with disability onset leading to downward occupational movement, at least in relative terms. We find a negative correlation between work-limiting disability and both earnings and job satisfaction. However, there is only evidence of a causal relationship in terms of the latter, where the impact of disability is found to be multifaceted.
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Authors: Jones, Melanie K.; Mavromaras, Kostas G.; Sloane, Peter J.; Wei, Zhang

Date: 2011

Geographic subjects: Australia; Oceania

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: IZA discussion paper

Subjects: Disability; Labour market; Employment ... [+] Show more
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Disability and employment in the Australian labour market

This research endeavoured to examine two policy questions. The first is whether workers’ compensation schemes are c ... Show more
This research endeavoured to examine two policy questions. The first is whether workers’ compensation schemes are currently carrying the full economic burden of work-related conditions. The second is to examine the socioeconomic conditions of people with disabilities and the disincentives they face in the Australian labour market. An important distinction regarding work-related disabilities is between those disabilities ‘caused by’ work and those which ‘impact on’ work. The disabled population is analysed as a whole, and in closer detail with the examination of some specific sub-groups. [The report draws on data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA)].
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Authors: Mavromaras, Kostas G.; Oguzoglu, Umut; Black, David; Wilkins, Roger

Corporate authors: University of Melbourne. Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research (MIAESR)

Date: 2007

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Employment; Disability; Labour market ... [+] Show more
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Improving the employment rates of people with disabilities through vocational education

During the 2001-8 period, the employment rate of people with a disability remained remarkably low in most western e ... Show more
During the 2001-8 period, the employment rate of people with a disability remained remarkably low in most western economies, hardly responding to better macroeconomic conditions and favourable anti-discrimination legislation and interventions. Continuing health and productivity improvements in the general population are leaving people with disabilities behind, unable to play their role and have their share in the increasing productive capacity of the economy. This paper combines dynamic panel econometric estimation with longitudinal data from Australia to show that vocational education has a considerable and long lasting positive effect on the employment participation and productivity of people with disabilities. Show less

Authors: Mavromaras, Kostas G.; Polidano, Cain

Corporate authors: University of Melbourne. Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research (MIAESR)

Date: 2011

Geographic subjects: Australia; Oceania

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: Melbourne Institute working paper

Subjects: Culture and society; Disability; Equity ... [+] Show more

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