La Economía y la Psicología ante el problema de la inactividad de las personas con discapacida

The employment situation of those with disabilities is still very negative, despite increasing social interest in this sector. Many previous studies coincide in pointing to low rates of activity as the main problem this group encounters in industrialised economies. However, an approach based on traditional Economic Theory, in an effort to clarify the situation, poses more questions than it answers. From a broader view point, complementing a neoclassical approach with the institutionalist theory of dual work markets and analyzing the influence of discrimination, this paper introduces elements drawn from Psychology (like processes involving stigmas and theories of stress) to bridge some gaps in this analysis, in a context of Behavioural Economics. This plan of action will allow us to be more precise in designing measures of economic policy to tackle the root of this problem.