Economic Implications of Chronic Illness and Disability : In Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union

This report aims to fill in the knowledge gap in this field by analyzing cross-country data on basic indicators, and by carrying out more detailed empirical analysis on causal relationships of interest, including the impact of disability on employm...

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Main Author:	Mete, Cem
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC : World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCIDENTS ACCUMULATION MODEL ADEQUATE HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATIVE DATA ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES AGED AGING AGING POPULATIONS ALCOHOL ABUSE BASIC EDUCATION BENEFICIARIES BLIND CALCULATIONS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES CAUSES OF DISABILITY CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES CHRONIC CONDITION CHRONIC CONDITIONS CHRONIC DISEASE CONTRIBUTIONS DEAF DECISION MAKING DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION DEPRESSION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIRECT COSTS DISABILITIES DISABILITY DISABILITY BENEFITS DISABILITY GROUP DISABILITY INSURANCE DISABILITY ISSUES DISABLED DISABLED ADULTS DISABLED CHILDREN DISABLED EMPLOYEES DISABLED INDIVIDUAL DISABLED INDIVIDUALS DISABLED PEOPLE DISABLED PERSON DISABLED PERSONS DISABLED POPULATION DISABLED POPULATIONS DISADVANTAGED GROUP DISCRIMINATION DISSEMINATION EARLY INTERVENTIONS EARNINGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC COSTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS EDUCATED INDIVIDUALS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELDERLY EMPLOYMENT LEGISLATION EMPLOYMENT OF THE DISABLED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT POLICIES EPILEPSY EXCLUSION EXTENDED FAMILY FAMILY MEMBERS FEMALE CHILDREN FEMALE LABOR FORCE FERTILITY FERTILITY RATES FERTILITY TRANSITION FINANCES GENDER GENDER GAP GENDER GAP IN SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS GENERAL POPULATION HANDICAP HANDICAPPED HEALTH BEHAVIOR HEALTH CARE HEALTH FOR ALL HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE FUNDS HEALTH POLICY HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HEARING HEARING AID HEARING AIDS HOME CARE HOSPITAL HOUSEHOLD ASSETS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLNESS ILLNESSES INCLUSION INCOME INDIRECT COSTS INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INJURIES INSURANCE SCHEMES INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS INTERVENTION IODINE DEFICIENCY JOBS KNOWLEDGE BASE KNOWLEDGE GAP LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR SUPPLY LEGAL STATUS LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFE STAGES LIMITED RESOURCES LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARD LIVING STANDARDS LOST INCOME LOW-INCOME MALE PARTICIPATION MALNUTRITION MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET ECONOMY MEDICAL CARE MEDICINES MENTAL MENTAL DISABILITIES MENTAL DISABILITY MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL RETARDATION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE MOVEMENT MOVEMENTS NEW JOBS OLD-AGE OLDER CHILDREN PENSION PENSIONS PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY MAKERS POOR HEALTH POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR INDIVIDUALS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PROBABILITIES PROBABILITY PRODUCTIVE AGES PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SERVICES QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF CARE QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE REHABILITATION REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS RESPECT RESPONSIBILITIES RURAL AREAS RURAL RESIDENTS SCHOOL BUILDINGS SCHOOLS SECONDARY EDUCATION SELF-CARE SENIOR SERVICE DELIVERY SEVERANCE PAY SEVERE DISABILITY SEVERITY OF DISABILITY SEVERITY OF THE DISABILITY SEX SEX EDUCATION SIGHT SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS SMOKING SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL INTEGRATION SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIETIES SOCIETY SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH TERTIARY EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAMS TRUE COSTS TV TYPE OF WORK UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES URBAN AREAS URBANIZATION VALUABLE VULNERABLE GROUPS WAGE WAGES WAR WHEELCHAIR WHEELCHAIRS WORK INCOMES WORKERS WORKING AGE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION WORTH
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/9850252/economic-implications-chronic-illness-disability-eastern-europe-former-soviet-union http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6538

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Summary:	This report aims to fill in the knowledge gap in this field by analyzing cross-country data on basic indicators, and by carrying out more detailed empirical analysis on causal relationships of interest, including the impact of disability on employment, wages, poverty, and children's school enrollments-focusing on four transition countries with household survey data sets that allow more elaborate econometric analyses. This report argues that it is timely to bring the economic costs of disability to the forefront of development policy because of the large impact poor health status and disabilities have on employment, poverty, children's schooling, and time spent in caring for disabled individuals, especially by adult females (which in turn inhibits higher female labor force participation prospectus). In recent years, there has been some recognition of the need to discuss disability issues in strategy documents such as poverty reduction strategy papers (PRSPs) and country assistance strategies (CASs). But in the absence of basic empirical evidence on the living conditions and behavior of disabled individuals, it is a challenge to formulate concrete steps to tackle this particular economic development problem.

Economic Implications of Chronic Illness and Disability : In Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union

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