<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article analyzes and deals with the problems associated to exclusion of persons with disabilities from the workforce based on the impact it has in the context of economic and social dimensions, considering the fact that it results in high cost because of such exclusion. Specifically, it estimates the macroeconomic cost to the Spanish economy by modeling the incorporation of this collective into the job market. Varying types of inclusion are proposed, which are defined in terms of the different barriers that this collective encounters when attempting to access the job market. In this article, these barriers are divided between those that result from a labor gap and those that result from an education gap. The study then quantifies the macroeconomic benefits resulting from an increased participation of persons with disabilities in the workforce.</p></abstract>

The article analyzes and deals with the problems associated to exclusion of persons with disabilities from the workforce based on the impact it has in the context of economic and social dimensions, considering the fact that it results in high cost because of such exclusion. Specifically, it estimates the macroeconomic cost to the Spanish economy by modeling the incorporation of this collective into the job market. Varying types of inclusion are proposed, which are defined in terms of the different barriers that this collective encounters when attempting to access the job market. In this article, these barriers are divided between those that result from a labor gap and those that result from an education gap. The study then quantifies the macroeconomic benefits resulting from an increased participation of persons with disabilities in the workforce.

Macroeconomic cost of excluding persons with disabilities from the workforce in Spain

IZA Journal of Labor Policy

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

The article analyzes and deals with the problems associated to exclusion of persons with disabilities from the workforce based on the impact it has in the...

Macroeconomic cost of excluding persons with disabilities from the workforce in Spain

Publié en ligne: 19 nov. 2020

Pages: -

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/izajolp-2020-0015

Mots clés
integration, macroeconomic costs, persons with disabilities, workforce exclusion

© 2020 Angeles Cámara, Mª Isabel Martínez and Rosa Santero-Sánchez, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Macroeconomic cost of excluding persons with disabilities from the workforce in Spain

Publié en ligne: 19 nov. 2020

Pages: -

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/izajolp-2020-0015

Mots clésintegration, macroeconomic costs, persons with disabilities, workforce exclusion

© 2020 Angeles Cámara, Mª Isabel Martínez and Rosa Santero-Sánchez, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
integration, macroeconomic costs, persons with disabilities, workforce exclusion