Dario Sciulli () (University of Pescara and CEEAplA) António Gomes de Menezes () (University of the Azores and CEEAplA) José Cabral Vieira () (University of the Azores, CEEAplA and IZA)
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In this paper we use Portuguese data on individual (multiple) unemployment spells and apply semi-parametric duration models to investigate the effects of different types of disabilities on (re)employment probabilities. We find that disabled persons with muscular, skeletal, geriatric and sensorial problems experience the longest unemployment spells. Organic (blind, deaf or linguistic) disabilities also significantly reduce the probability of finding a job, while intellectual or psychological disabilities do not. We also find that having previous employment experience and vocational training raise the probability of leaving unemployment into employment. Negative duration dependence and unobserved heterogeneity are also found in the data. Policies that seek to promote job accessibility should take into account the heterogeneous nature of the effects of different disabilities on reemployment.
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Paper provided by Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in its series IZA Discussion Papers with number
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