Disability and employment across Central and Eastern European Countries

Mussida, Chiara; Sciulli, Dario

doi:10.1186/s40175-016-0049-7

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“…We also included an indicator for marital status, which equalled 1 for couples married on a legal basis, for its significant association with employment and health status (Marenzi and Pagani 2005). The socioeconomic environment may have an impact both on employment probability and on health status (Mussida and Sciulli 2016). Given that in Italy and France, differences in the socioeconomic environment may be appropriately described by geographical discrepancies (García-Gómez et al 2010;Parodi and Sciulli 2008), the model specification for health included dummy variables for the geographical area of residence (North, Centre, South).…”

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confidence: 99%

Women’s Family Care Responsibilities, Employment and Health: A Tale of Two Countries

Mussida

Patimo

2020

J Fam Econ Iss

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Persistently low employment of women in some countries can still be ascribed to a traditional perception of women’s role in society. According to observed data and prevailing social and cultural norms, women have been bearing the primary burdens of housework, childcare, and other family responsibilities. The unequal share of care responsibilities between women and men further worsens the disadvantages of women in balancing public and private life, with an impact on their employment and health outcomes. In this paper we investigate the role of family responsibilities in shaping employment and health outcomes by gender, in Italy and France, during and after the economic downturn. We use data from the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions for the time windows of 2007–2010 and 2011–2014. Our results support that gender differences in the share of responsibilities roles in the public and private sphere influence the employability and health perception of women.

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Women’s Family Care Responsibilities, Employment and Health: A Tale of Two Countries

Mussida

Patimo

2020

J Fam Econ Iss

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“…However, the employment rates in Poland are still very low in comparison to other European countries. The main reason for that conclusion probably lies in the fact that the recent economic crisis has affected Central and Eastern European Countries more dramatically in comparison to other European Countries, like Western ones (Mussida & Sciulli 2016). Unfortunately, the present situation is particularly difficult because the law does not work due to the all-encompassing crisis.…”

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Labor Market Integration of People with Disabilities According to Polish and Greek Legislation

Kobus-Ostrowska

Papakonstantinou

2020

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The paper presents the types of support available to employers who employ individuals with disabilities, as well as opportunities for the disabled to enter the labor market, start a business, and keep it running. The text is enriched with information about the labor rights of people with disabilities. A thorough examination of the legislation in force in Poland and Greece led us to numerous and interesting conclusions. Despite many seemingly attractive forms of support available to employers and people with disabilities, we note that the labor participation rate of people with disabilities is still much lower in Poland and Greece than in many other European countries. What is the main barrier to the activation of people with disabilities? Although the answer to this question is certainly multi-threaded, it seems justifiable to claim that the complexity of the legislation, a number of stipulations in the area of public aid, and possible new adverse amendments to labor laws effectively discourage employers from creating jobs for people with disabilities and they discourage people with disabilities from being economically activated.

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“…Researchers believe that quota-based jobs cannot improve the employment rate for people with disabilities; employers should be encouraged to accept them, and offer wage subsidies and adapted working environment (Agovino et al, 2019;Oborenko & Rivza, 2018;Shabunova & Fakhradova, 2016;Samper & Fernández, 2017;Sainsbury, 2018). Some studies prove that a well-developed social security system and substantial state payments for persons with disabilities have a deterrent effect on improving employment rates (Mussida & Sciulli, 2016;Wik & Tøssebro, 2014). Some studies are aimed to find effective mechanisms to promote the employment of disabled people.…”

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confidence: 99%