Banks, L M and Polack, S (2014) The economic costs of exclusion and gains of inclusion of people with disabilities: evidence from low and middle income countries

This report presents the results of a systematic review on the association between disability and poverty in low and middle income countries, finding that 80 per cent of studies found a link between disability and poverty. It then summarises evidence of exclusion and barriers to inclusion of persons with disabilities in areas including work and employment. It highlights that there is in an impact for exclusion on individual and household incomes, labour productivity, social assistance spending and tax revenue, and business profitability. It is useful for those seeking evidence and estimates of economic costs from exclusion and gains from inclusion of persons with disabilities.