Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/146247 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2016/56
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
People with disabilities in Ghana and other developing economies are discriminated against in many fundamental elements of human empowerment such as education and employment. While some employers are unwilling to hire, the educational systems do not provide enabling environment for a good education. This paper explores employment and educational attainment among people with disabilities. Although, people with disabilities have low employment probabilities, our finding suggests that education increases their chance of employment. Moreover, while women with disabilities are dually disadvantaged in the labour market, educational facilities far from home lead to improvement in disabled children's educational achievements.
Subjects: 
people with disabilities
paid employment
basic education
Ghana
JEL: 
I31
I21
J71
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-92-9256-099-7
Document Type: 
Working Paper

Files in This Item:
File
Size
675.46 kB





Items in EconStor are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.