Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Porto Natalia
Author-Name-First: Natalia
Author-Name-Last: Porto
Author-Name: Carella Laura
Author-Name-First: Laura
Author-Name-Last: Carella
Author-Name: Rucci Ana Clara
Author-Name-First: Ana Clara
Author-Name-Last: Rucci
Author-Name: Velazquez Cecilia
Author-Name-First: Cecilia
Author-Name-Last: Velazquez
Title: Children living with disabilities and mother`s labor supply in developing countries: evidence from Argentina
Abstract: This paper aims to estimate the effect of a child's disability on mothers' labor supply. It uses data from the 2019-20 UNICEF’s Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) of Argentina. Four measures of disability were used: children with a functional disability (based on Washington Group criteria) - distinguishing physical (for seeing, hearing or walking) from other types of functional disability- and children with a disability certificate or pension. The results suggest that having a child with a physical disability reduces a mother's probability of participating in the labor force by 8.3 percentage points. When the child has a disability certificate or pension, the probability that a mother participates in the labor force is reduced by 13.4 percentage points. No significant effect is found for mothers of a child with a functional disability or a non-physical disability. The evidence also shows heterogeneous effects depending on the mother’s education. The disincentive to participate is present for non-graduated mothers, while the effect is not statistically significant for graduated ones. These findings are particularly relevant for policymakers in a developing country like Argentina.
Length:  21 pages
Creation-Date:  2023-11
File-URL: https://aaep.org.ar/works/works2023/4686.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
Number: 4686
Classification-JEL: I12
Handle: RePEc:aep:anales:4686