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ESPINOSA ACUNA, Óscar Andrés. Employabitily of Persons with Disabilities. Analysis from a Gender Perspective for Colombia. Econ: teor. práct [online]. 2016, n.45, pp.137-167. ISSN 2448-7481.

This paper estimates the effect of having disabilities in the probability of being employable in Colombia, from the Encuesta de Calidad de Vida (Quality of Life Survey) 2013, following a gender approach. Different logistic regression models are estimated, including not only sociodemographic characteristics, but nine different types of permanent limitation. Among the most important results standing out are that the high levels of instruction have a positive effect on labor force participation, for both sexes, and the negative impact of disabilities related to mobility and speech in the case of women, and mental issues or learning difficulties in the case of men. Policy suggestions are to strengthen the labor market inclusion programs for disabled mothers and creating strategies to support individuals with more than one permanent limitation.

Palavras-chave : Employable; disability; gender; public policy; Encuesta de Calidad de Vida.