Wage differential by disability status in an agrarian labour market in India

Sophie Mitra, Usha Sambamoorthi

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Abstract

This article is the first to estimate the magnitude and determinants of a wage differential by disability status in the context of an agrarian labour market through a wage decomposition method. In rural Uttar Pradesh, India, we find evidence of an unexplained wage gap in favour of nondisabled men of 8% after controlling for selection bias into employment and using different reference groups for wage decomposition.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1393-1398
Number of pages6
JournalApplied Economics Letters
Volume16
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2009

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