EQUIVALENCE SCALES AND THE COSTS OF DISABILITY

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: JONES, A; ODONNELL, O
• 署名单位: University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison; University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2727
• DOI: 10.1016/0047-2727(93)01416-8
• 发表日期: 1995
• 页码: 273-289
• 关键词: equivalence scales; disability

摘要

The impact of disability on household welfare is estimated by equivalence scales using data from the 1986-87 FES Disability Survey. Three methods of identifying scales from cross-section data are considered; these imply a series of restrictions that are tested on quadratic logarithmic Engel curves. The results indicate that there are substantial consumption costs associated with physical disability.