Disability and employment over the life cycle
Despite growing rates of disability in the population, there are major gaps in our understanding of the relationship between disability and employment over the life cycle. The dynamic nature of disability calls for longitudinal measures, which reflect its prevalence over an individual’s lifetime. To date, however, few studies have examined the lifetime pattern of disability and how this relates to employment. Using 17 years of longitudinal data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey (2001-2017), this article analyses the disability employment gap over the life cycle of individuals aged 15-64. We furthermore conduct a detailed analysis into the mechanisms underlying the employment gaps at different age categories. The results carry important implications for the targeting of policies to narrow employment gaps for people with disabilities in Australia.
Presenter
Michael is a Senior Lecturer in Economics in the Department of Economics at the University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. His research focuses on the economics of disability and in particular the estimation of the costs associated with disability to inform the design of public insurance programs. Before joining the University of Western Australia, he was Head of Economics at RMIT University Vietnam (2017-2018) and Research Fellow at the Nossal Institute for Global Health, The University of Melbourne (2012-2017) where he remains an honorary Senior Research Fellow. He is also a Research Affiliate with the Australian Centre of Research Excellence in Disability and Health. He obtained his PhD from the Australian National University in 2011.
Event Details
- Date:
- 2 September 2019 at 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- Venue:
- Monash University Caulfield campus, Building H, Level 9, Seminar room H9.21
- Categories:
- Health Economics
Description
Despite growing rates of disability in the population, there are major gaps in our understanding of the relationship between disability and employment over the life cycle. The dynamic nature of disability calls for longitudinal measures, which reflect its prevalence over an individual’s lifetime. To date, however, few studies have examined the lifetime pattern of disability and how this relates to employment. Using 17 years of longitudinal data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey (2001-2017), this article analyses the disability employment gap over the life cycle of individuals aged 15-64. We furthermore conduct a detailed analysis into the mechanisms underlying the employment gaps at different age categories. The results carry important implications for the targeting of policies to narrow employment gaps for people with disabilities in Australia.
Presenter
Michael is a Senior Lecturer in Economics in the Department of Economics at the University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. His research focuses on the economics of disability and in particular the estimation of the costs associated with disability to inform the design of public insurance programs. Before joining the University of Western Australia, he was Head of Economics at RMIT University Vietnam (2017-2018) and Research Fellow at the Nossal Institute for Global Health, The University of Melbourne (2012-2017) where he remains an honorary Senior Research Fellow. He is also a Research Affiliate with the Australian Centre of Research Excellence in Disability and Health. He obtained his PhD from the Australian National University in 2011.
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