Would you train me with my mental illness? Evidence from a discrete choice experiment

Eva Deuchert, Lukas Kauer () and Flurina Meisen Zannol ()

No 1141, Economics Working Paper Series from University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science

Abstract: The low employment among people with disabilities in general, and mental disorders in particular, generates high costs to the society. This raises the need to develop effective vocational rehabilitation methods. Supported Education/Employment is effective in increasing sustainable employment for people with mental disorders. This vocational rehabilitation method places patients directly in realistic work settings instead of training them in a protected work environment. Supported Education and Employment has not yet been widely implemented. Using a discrete choice experiment, we demonstrate that one of the key problems is to find employers willing to provide training. Non-cognitive dysfunctions are the main deterrents.

Keywords: upported Vocational Education & Training; vocational rehabilitation; mental disorders; discrete choice experiment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J24 M53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 38 pages
Date: 2011-10
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cbe, nep-dcm, nep-hea, nep-lab and nep-neu
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