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¹Irish Centre for Social Gerontology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland. brenda.gannon@nuigalway.ie

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This study quantifies wage gaps for workers with disabilities in Ireland. Controlling for productivity reveals a lower unexplained wage gap, suggesting reduced discrimination post-legislation.

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Area of Science:

Economics
Labor Economics
Disability Studies

Background:

Significant wage gaps persist between disabled and non-disabled workers.
Understanding the drivers of these wage gaps is crucial for policy development.
Previous research often fails to adequately control for productivity differences.

Purpose of the Study:

To estimate the explained and unexplained components of the wage gap for workers with disabilities in Ireland.
To provide benchmark estimates for Ireland, comparable to UK data.
To analyze wage differentials before and after the Employment Equality Act 1998.

Main Methods:

Decomposition of wage differentials across three groups: disabled with limitations, disabled without limitations, and non-disabled.
Analysis of data from 1995-2001, with sub-samples pre and post 1998.
Controlling for productivity differences to isolate the unexplained wage gap.

Main Results:

The unexplained component of the wage gap (upper bound of discrimination) is lower when productivity differences are controlled.
Results are comparable to estimates from the United Kingdom.
The lower bound of the wage gap is influenced by unobserved factors and selection model validity.

Conclusions:

Controlling for productivity significantly reduces the estimated unexplained wage gap.
The Employment Equality Act 1998 may have contributed to a reduction in wage discrimination.
Further research is needed to fully understand the impact of unobserved heterogeneity and selection bias.