Discapacidad de salud mental y participación en el mercado laboral
un análisis comparativo de métodos de estimación de salarios de reserva

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/economia/a.15852

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Publicado: sept 3, 2026
Número: Vol. 29 Núm. 01 (2026)
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Palabras clave: salario de reserva discapacidad de salud mental participación en mercado laboral frontera estocástica probit bivariado

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  Clifton M. Chow
Harvard University
  Jose Ordaz

Resumen

Este artículo presenta la primera aplicación de regresión de frontera estocástica y métodos probit bivariado para estimar salarios de reserva en individuos con discapacidades psiquiátricas. Utilizando datos del Proyecto de Demostración de Intervención de Empleo (n = 1.648), comparamos estos métodos entre participantes de Empleo Apoyado. La frontera estocástica produce un salario de reserva promedio de $5.25 por hora, mientras que probit bivariado produce $4.50 por hora. Las pruebas demuestran que probit bivariado muestra mayor consistencia con predicciones de teoría de búsqueda laboral. Debido a que la muestra está compuesta por participantes de programas de Empleo Apoyado, los resultados no deben generalizarse a todas las personas con discapacidades psiquiátricas. Nuestros hallazgos sugieren que beneficios de discapacidad pueden facilitar participación en mercado laboral hasta niveles superiores de riqueza, con implicaciones importantes para política de empleo.

Biografía del autor/a

Clifton M. Chow, Harvard University image/svg+xml

He holds a Ph.D. in Health Policy and Management from Brandeis University, an M.S. in Applied Economics from Johns Hopkins University, an Ed.M. from Harvard University with a focus on Higher Education Administration. Dr. Chow also holds a faculty appointment at Harvard Medical School Dept of Psychiatry. 

Jose Ordaz

He holds an M.S. in Financial Analytics from Bentley University. Independent researcher specializing in econometric modeling and labor market analysis

Cómo citar
Chow, C. M., & Ordaz, J. (2026). Discapacidad de salud mental y participación en el mercado laboral: un análisis comparativo de métodos de estimación de salarios de reserva. Revista De Economía Del Rosario, 29(01), 1–34. https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/economia/a.15852
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