Disability Status as an Unobservable: Estimates from a Structural Model
Disability Status as an Unobservable: Estimates from a Structural Model
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无法观察到的残疾状况：结构模型的估计
DOI：
10.3386/w2831
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发表时间：
1989
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通讯作者：
B. Wolfe
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作者：
R. Haveman;F. Huang;B. Wolfe
我们提出了一个“真正的残疾”指数，将残疾状况视为一种不可观察的现象，这种现象既与个人的一些外生特征有因果关系，又与一些观察到的健康、损伤和就业资格指标相关。首先，我们界定了真正的残疾，并将其与相关概念区分开来。然后，我们讨论了一个客观和可靠的措施，残疾的行为的决定因素的研究的重要性。接下来，我们提出了我们的结构模型的规格，估计真正的残疾作为一个潜在的变量。最后，我们报告的结果，我们的估计在一个简单的模型的劳动力参与，并比较使用构建的指数和自我报告的残疾措施的影响，了解行为和选择的决定因素。
We propose an index of "true disability" by treating disability status as an unobservable phenomenon which is both causally related to a number of exogenous characteristics of an individual and correlated with a number of observed indicators of health, impairment and qualifications for employment. First, we define true disability and distinguish it from related concepts. We then discuss the importance of an objective and reliable measure of disability for research on the determinants of behavior. Next, we present the specification of our structural model for estimating true disability as a latent variable. Finally, we report the results of our estimation in a simple model of Labor force participation, and compare the effect of using the constructed index and a self-reported disability measure on understanding the determinants of behavior and choice.