Labour Market Decisions of Australian Families Coping with Mental and Physical Disabilities
Nerina Vecchio (n.vecchio@griffith.edu.au)
Economic Analysis and Policy, 2007, vol. 37, issue 1, 61-76
Abstract:
This paper examines the labour market decisions of family members of individuals afflicted with a disability. The analysis, based on data collected in the Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers 2003, is confined to family members of working age who reside with a person of disability. The investigation segregates by disability (mental and physical), reflecting different resource requirements. The study found that the presence of a mentally disabled family member increased the value of unpaid work of others in the home and reduced their propensity to participate in the labour force. Of families afflicted with a mental disability, females were less likely to participate in the labour force compared to females in other families. Male members of families afflicted with a mental disability were likely to withdraw from the labour market when receiving a government transfer payment – possibly reflecting the limited care resources within these families.
Keywords: Ageing; Disability; Disabled; Families; Family (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D13 I12 J12 J14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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