Mete, Cem2012-05-292012-05-292008978-0-8213-7337-8https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6538This report aims to fill in the knowledge gap in this field by analyzing cross-country data on basic indicators, and by carrying out more detailed empirical analysis on causal relationships of interest, including the impact of disability on employment, wages, poverty, and children's school enrollments-focusing on four transition countries with household survey data sets that allow more elaborate econometric analyses. This report argues that it is timely to bring the economic costs of disability to the forefront of development policy because of the large impact poor health status and disabilities have on employment, poverty, children's schooling, and time spent in caring for disabled individuals, especially by adult females (which in turn inhibits higher female labor force participation prospectus). In recent years, there has been some recognition of the need to discuss disability issues in strategy documents such as poverty reduction strategy papers (PRSPs) and country assistance strategies (CASs). But in the absence of basic empirical evidence on the living conditions and behavior of disabled individuals, it is a challenge to formulate concrete steps to tackle this particular economic development problem.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO CREDITACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO HEALTH CAREACCIDENTSACCUMULATION MODELADEQUATE HEALTH CAREADMINISTRATIVE DATAADULTS WITH DISABILITIESAGEDAGINGAGING POPULATIONSALCOHOL ABUSEBASIC EDUCATIONBENEFICIARIESBLINDCALCULATIONSCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASESCAUSES OF DISABILITYCHILDREN WITH DISABILITIESCHRONIC CONDITIONCHRONIC CONDITIONSCHRONIC DISEASECONTRIBUTIONSDEAFDECISION MAKINGDEMOGRAPHIC GROUPSDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITIONDEPRESSIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT POLICYDIRECT COSTSDISABILITIESDISABILITYDISABILITY BENEFITSDISABILITY GROUPDISABILITY INSURANCEDISABILITY ISSUESDISABLEDDISABLED ADULTSDISABLED CHILDRENDISABLED EMPLOYEESDISABLED INDIVIDUALDISABLED INDIVIDUALSDISABLED PEOPLEDISABLED PERSONDISABLED PERSONSDISABLED POPULATIONDISABLED POPULATIONSDISADVANTAGED GROUPDISCRIMINATIONDISSEMINATIONEARLY INTERVENTIONSEARNINGSECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC COSTSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC IMPLICATIONSEDUCATED INDIVIDUALSEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTELDERLYEMPLOYMENT LEGISLATIONEMPLOYMENT OF THE DISABLEDEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEMPLOYMENT POLICIESEPILEPSYEXCLUSIONEXTENDED FAMILYFAMILY MEMBERSFEMALE CHILDRENFEMALE LABOR FORCEFERTILITYFERTILITY RATESFERTILITY TRANSITIONFINANCESGENDERGENDER GAPGENDER GAP IN SCHOOL ENROLLMENTSGENERAL POPULATIONHANDICAPHANDICAPPEDHEALTH BEHAVIORHEALTH CAREHEALTH FOR ALLHEALTH INDICATORSHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH INSURANCE FUNDSHEALTH POLICYHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SYSTEMHEALTH SYSTEMSHEARINGHEARING AIDHEARING AIDSHOME CAREHOSPITALHOUSEHOLD ASSETSHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTILLNESSILLNESSESINCLUSIONINCOMEINDIRECT COSTSINDIVIDUAL HEALTHINJURIESINSURANCE SCHEMESINTERNATIONAL COMPARISONSINTERVENTIONIODINE DEFICIENCYJOBSKNOWLEDGE BASEKNOWLEDGE GAPLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLABOR SUPPLYLEGAL STATUSLIFE EXPECTANCYLIFE STAGESLIMITED RESOURCESLIVING CONDITIONSLIVING STANDARDLIVING STANDARDSLOST INCOMELOW-INCOMEMALE PARTICIPATIONMALNUTRITIONMARKET CONDITIONSMARKET ECONOMYMEDICAL CAREMEDICINESMENTALMENTAL DISABILITIESMENTAL DISABILITYMENTAL HEALTHMENTAL RETARDATIONMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMORTALITYMORTALITY RATEMOVEMENTMOVEMENTSNEW JOBSOLD-AGEOLDER CHILDRENPENSIONPENSIONSPHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTPHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTSPOLICY IMPLICATIONSPOLICY MAKERSPOOR HEALTHPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOOR INDIVIDUALSPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY SCHOOLPROBABILITIESPROBABILITYPRODUCTIVE AGESPRODUCTIVITYPROGRESSPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH SERVICESPUBLIC SERVICEPUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERYPUBLIC SERVICESQUALITY EDUCATIONQUALITY OF CAREQUALITY OF LIFEQUESTIONNAIREREHABILITATIONREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARERESOURCE ALLOCATIONRESOURCE CONSTRAINTSRESPECTRESPONSIBILITIESRURAL AREASRURAL RESIDENTSSCHOOL BUILDINGSSCHOOLSSECONDARY EDUCATIONSELF-CARESENIORSERVICE DELIVERYSEVERANCE PAYSEVERE DISABILITYSEVERITY OF DISABILITYSEVERITY OF THE DISABILITYSEXSEX EDUCATIONSIGHTSIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTSIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTSSMOKINGSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL INTEGRATIONSOCIAL NETWORKSSOCIAL NORMSSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SCIENCESOCIETIESSOCIETYSOCIOECONOMIC STATUSSUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTHTERTIARY EDUCATIONTRAINING PROGRAMSTRUE COSTSTVTYPE OF WORKUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT RATESURBAN AREASURBANIZATIONVALUABLEVULNERABLE GROUPSWAGEWAGESWARWHEELCHAIRWHEELCHAIRSWORK INCOMESWORKERSWORKING AGEWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONWORTHWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-7337-8