Original article Labor and Demographic Economics

SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND POLICIES ON THEIR INTEGRATION IN THE LABOUR MARKET

Georgi Shopov - Economic Research Institute аt BAS
Yordan Dimitrov - Balkan Institute for Social Policy
Received: 31 May 2022
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Issue 3/2021
JEL I30 I38 J48
DOI https://doi.org/10.56497/etj2166301

Abstract

The socio-economic status of people with permanent disabilities in Bulgaria and the policies for their labour integration as part of social inclusion were studied. Based on comparisons of data from two representative empirical sociological surveys, an evaluation was made of the changes in the socio-economic profile of this group of persons that occurred in the period 2009-2020 (demographic variables such as age, gender and place of residence; education; health status; living standard; living environment; labour status). Assessments of persons with permanent disability about the key policies for their integration in the labour market were analysed, while also using expert opinions for the explanation of the surveys’ results.

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