Child Disability, Maternal Labor Supply, and Household Well-Being

Dara Lee Luca and Purvi Sevak

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Abstract: We find that the prevalence of child disability among urban families is high. Child disability is associated with reductions in maternal labor supply on both the intensive and extensive margins and increases in benefit receipt from SSI and other public assistance programs.

Keywords: Child health; disability; maternal labor supply; SSI; household poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 51
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