35: Disability Economics

Dr. Sophia Mitra, Professor of economics, co-director of the disability studies program, and founding director of the research consortium on disability at Fordham University, discusses the association between disability and economic outcomes. She describes how the current economic system contributes to economic deprivation for people with disabilities, including unemployment, lack of health insurance, low educational attainment, and more. Dr. Mitra explains that people with disabilities have higher costs of living, and describes policies that could help reduce economic inequities for Americans with disabilities. Episode Transcript: Click here Episode transcripts can be found at http://disabilityhealth.jhu.edu/included/ Useful Links:  Extra Costs of Living with a Disability: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2967775 Disability Data Initiative: https://disabilitydata.ace.fordham.edu/ Disability Studies Program: Disability Studies | Fordham