The economics of disability

• Other Authors: Salkever, David S., Sorkin, Alan L.
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2000.
• Series: Research in human capital and development ; v. 13.
• Subjects: Business & Economics > Labor.; Labour economics.; Disability: social aspects.; People with disabilities > Employment > United States.; Vocational rehabilitation > United States.; People with disabilities > Government policy > United States.

Three important issues have recently attracted researchers to study the economics of disability. First with the availability of sophisticated data sets, it has become possible to conduct highly quantative investigations of the relative economic impacts of various types of disabling health problems....