The Japan Executive Director’s office, HDNSP Disability & Development and HDN Education Sector cordially invites you to a BBL

“Disability and Returns to Education in a Developing Country” and
Research on Economy and Disability (READ) Project of Tokyo University

Presenters:

Akihiko Matsui
Faculty of Economics
The University of Tokyo

Yasuyuki Sawada
Faculty of Economics
The University of Tokyo 

Kamal Lamichhane
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST)
The University of Tokyo

Chair:
Elizabeth King
Sector Director, HDNED

Abstract:
This presentation covered two topics. First, guest speakers discussed their paper “Disability and Returns to Education in a Developing Country” The paper estimates wage returns to investment in education for persons with disabilities in Nepal, using data collected from persons with hearing, physical, and visual impairments as well as nationally representative survey data from the Nepal Living Standard Survey 2003/2004 (NLSS II). The estimated rate of returns to education is very high among persons with disabilities, ranging from 19.4 to 32.2%. The coexistence of these high returns to education and limited years of schooling suggest that supply side constraints in education to accommodate persons with disabilities and/or there are credit market imperfections. Policies to eliminate these barriers will mitigate poverty among persons with disabilities.

Second, the speakers discussed “Research on Economy and Disability (READ) Project of Tokyo University” which addresses the cutting edge research in economics and disability from a socio-economic perspective.

For more information, please visit
HDNSP Disability & Development website at: www.worldbank.org/disability
Education website: www.worldbank.org/education 

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