Despite the high prevalence of disabilities and evidence that persons with disabilities are marginalised in rural areas of developing countries, little is known about their economic lives. The literature is limited to studying how disability affects participation in labour markets and hours worked. This paper extends the current literature by exploring the extent to which disability is associated with participation in and income generated from different types of rural activities, such as agriculture, non-agriculture, and wage labour, in three of the most populous Sub-Saharan African countries (Ethiopia, Nigeria, Tanzania). Findings based on panel data and a split first-difference model demonstrate that correlations between changes in disability and changes in economic activities and outcomes are highly contextual. A dis-aggregated look at various rural economic activities provides a more nuanced understanding of ways in which households cope with changing disability status within a given context. Analyses of disability severity and physical disabilities provide consistent results.

Tiwari, S., Savastano, S., Winters, P., Improta, M. (2022). Rural economic activities of persons with disabilities in Sub-Saharan Africa. OXFORD DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, 50(4), 321-335 [10.1080/13600818.2022.2039606].

Rural economic activities of persons with disabilities in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sara Savastano
Membro del Collaboration Group
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2022-01-01

Abstract

Despite the high prevalence of disabilities and evidence that persons with disabilities are marginalised in rural areas of developing countries, little is known about their economic lives. The literature is limited to studying how disability affects participation in labour markets and hours worked. This paper extends the current literature by exploring the extent to which disability is associated with participation in and income generated from different types of rural activities, such as agriculture, non-agriculture, and wage labour, in three of the most populous Sub-Saharan African countries (Ethiopia, Nigeria, Tanzania). Findings based on panel data and a split first-difference model demonstrate that correlations between changes in disability and changes in economic activities and outcomes are highly contextual. A dis-aggregated look at various rural economic activities provides a more nuanced understanding of ways in which households cope with changing disability status within a given context. Analyses of disability severity and physical disabilities provide consistent results.
2022
Pubblicato
Rilevanza internazionale
Articolo
Esperti anonimi
Settore SECS-P/01
English
Persons with disabilities
rural economic activities
panel data
split first-difference model
Tiwari, S., Savastano, S., Winters, P., Improta, M. (2022). Rural economic activities of persons with disabilities in Sub-Saharan Africa. OXFORD DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, 50(4), 321-335 [10.1080/13600818.2022.2039606].
Tiwari, S; Savastano, S; Winters, P; Improta, M
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