Disability and job mismatches in the Australian labour market

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We examine the relationship between disability, job mismatch, earnings and job satisfaction, using panel estimation on data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey (2001-2008). While we do not find any relationship between work-limiting disability and over-skilling, it appears that there is a positive relationship between work-limiting disability and over-education, which is consistent with disability onset leading to downward occupational movement, at least in relative terms. We find a negative correlation between work-limiting disability and both earnings and job satisfaction. However, there is only evidence of a causal relationship in terms of the latter, where the impact of disability is found to be multifaceted.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 6152

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
• Subject: job mismatch ; disability ; earnings ; job satisfaction ; Behinderte Arbeitskräfte ; Berufliche Integration ; Lohnniveau ; Arbeitszufriedenheit ; Australien

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Jones, Melanie ; Mavromaras, Kostas ; Sloane, Peter ; Wei, Zhang
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2011

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/58629
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2012010913722
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET