Abstract
Across the European Union, approximately 4% of individuals under age 16 have a disability, and over 15 million school-age children are known to have special educational needs. Disabilities limit children in their everyday activities and impact families in myriad ways. This talk focuses on how children disability affects the life of their parents in Italy. It will be shown how the disability of a child shapes health and employment trajectories of mothers and fathers. Leveraging on both, survey and administrative Italian data (AVQ and INPS), we compare parents having a child with or without a disability. Findings show that parents who have a child with a disability are more likely to have a worse mental and general health. Moreover these analyses underscore a pronounced and statistically significant downturn in income levels and active participation in the labour market for parents with a child with a disability. Remarkably, this adverse effects are more severe for mothers than fathers.
Collegamento Microsoft Teams
Organizzazione
Nicola Barban