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Lamichhane, K., & Sawada Y. (2013). Disability
and returns to education in
a developing country.
Economics of Education review, 37, 85-94.
http://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S027277571300109X
Abstract
In this paper, we estimate
wage returns to investment
in education for persons
with disabilities in Nepal, using
information on the timing of
being impaired during school-age years
as identifying instrumental variables
for years of schooling.
We employ unique data collected from
persons with hearing, physical, and
visual impairments as well as
nationally representative survey data from
the Nepal Living Standard Survey
2003/2004 (NLSS II). After controlling for endogeneity
bias arising from schooling decisions
as well as sample selection bias
due to endogenous labor participation,
the estimated rate of returns
to education is very high
among persons with disabilities,
ranging from 19.3 to 25.6%.
The coexistence of these high returns to
education and limited years of schooling
suggest that supply side constraints
in education to accommodate persons
with disabilities and/or there are
credit market imperfections. Policies
to eliminate these barriers will
mitigate poverty among persons with
disabilities, the largest minority group in the world.
Kamal Lamichhane, Ph.D.
Research Fellow
JICA-Research Institute,
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
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