abstract: 'This article studies the economic effects of disabled members on Italian

  households, with the aim of identifying a suitable target group for

  welfare policies. Survey of Households Income and Wealth data for the

  year 2000 is used. Preliminary results show significant differences in

  levels of income and poverty diffusion to the detriment of households

  with disabled members. We propose an exogenous explanation: the

  replacement ratio between disability benefits and expected labour income

  shows that disability benefits do not compensate the potential incomes

  of the disabled person and of the possible carer, except in households

  with severe socioeconomic disadvantages. We also propose an endogenous

  explanation: applying a logit model we show that the labour market

  participation of the possible carer is reduced in households with

  disabled persons. In order to increase the income of the households with

  disabled members, policy recommendations include the provision of care

  services and structural policies to improve employment, income and

  educational opportunities for households at greatest disadvantage.'
affiliation: 'Parodi, G (Corresponding Author), Univ G DAnnunzio, Dipartimento Metodi
  Quantitat \& Teor Econ, Pescara, Italy.

  Parodi, Giuliana, Univ G DAnnunzio, Dipartimento Metodi Quantitat \& Teor Econ,
  Pescara, Italy.

  Sciulli, Dario, Univ Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.'
author: Parodi, Giuliana and Sciulli, Dario
author-email: parodi@unich.it
author_list:
- family: Parodi
  given: Giuliana
- family: Sciulli
  given: Dario
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1080/00036840600970211
files: []
issn: 0003-6846
journal: APPLIED ECONOMICS
keywords-plus: INEQUALITY; HEALTH
language: English
number: '20'
number-of-cited-references: '20'
orcid-numbers: Sciulli, Dario/0000-0003-1844-1851
pages: 2615-2630
papis_id: ae8a9f95aae201ee5ea7c511760d71f1
ref: Parodi2008disabilityitalian
researcherid-numbers: Sciulli, Dario/C-2210-2016
times-cited: '34'
title: 'Disability in Italian households: income, poverty and labour market participation'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000260047400004
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '13'
volume: '40'
web-of-science-categories: Economics
year: '2008'