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The medical doctors as gatekeepers in the sickness insurance?
Engström, Per; Johansson, Per - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2009
Based on a randomised experiment we estimate effects from notification to medical doctors of tighter monitoring of their medical certificates. Both time prescribed by the doctor certificates for sick leave (prescribed sick leave) and the impact on the length of the actual sickness absence...
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Gender differences in sickness absence and the gender division of family responsibilities
Angelov, Nikolay; Johansson, Per; Lindahl, Erica - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2013
This study investigates possible reasons for the gender difference in sickness absence. We estimate both short- and long-term effects of parenthood in a within-couple analysis based on the timing of parenthood. We find that after entering parenthood, women increase their sickness absence by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010690437
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A Median Voter Model of Health Insurance with Ex Post Moral Hazard.
Jacob, J.; Lundin, D. - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2001
One of the main features of health insurance is moral hazard, as defined by Pauly (1968); people face incentives for excess utilization of medical care since they do not pay the full marginal cost for provision. To mitigate the moral hazard problem, a coinsurance can be included in the insurance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005779756
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Social Norms and Moral Hazard.
Dufwenberg, M.; Lundholm, M. - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 1997
The probability of income loss depends on talent and effort. Effort has positive externalities and therefore individuals are awarded status in proportion to their perceived diligence. The social norm requires more effort from individuals perceived as more talented. But talent is private...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005779767
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A Median Voter Model of Health Insurance with Ex Post Moral Hazard
Jacob, Johanna; Lundin, Douglas - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2001
One of the main features of health insurance is moral hazard, as defined by Pauly (1968); people face incentives for excess utilization of medical care since they do not pay the full marginal cost for provision. To mitigate the moral hazard problem, a coinsurance can be included in the insurance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005196935
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Social Norms and Moral Hazard
Dufwenberg, Martin; Lundholm, Michael - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 1997
The probability of income loss depends on talent and effort. Effort has positive externalities and therefore individuals are proportion to their perceived diligence. The social norm requires more effort from individuals perceived as more talented, but talent is private information and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005644616
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Moral Hazard in Physician Prescription Behavior.
Lundin, D. - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 1998
I examine whether the choice made by physicians concerning what drug version- trade-name or generic - to prescribe is subject to moral hazard. I use a data set containing information on exactly what drug and what version was prescribed at a particular patient visit to the physician. The results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005669617
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Workfare for the old and long-term unemployed
Bennmarker, Helge; Nordström Skans, Oskar; Vikman, Ulrika - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2012
exploit a Swedish reform which reduced UI duration from 90 to 60 weeks for a group of older unemployed workers in a setting … program. Our results show that job finding increased as a result of the shorter duration of passive benefits. The time profile …
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Far Out on the Yield Curve
Alexius, Annika - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2004
relationship between duration and the first and second moments of bond returns. We identify three different channels through which … duration affects bond returns. The liquidity preference hypothesis yields a direct link between duration and returns, which … risk premia obtained from a multivariate GARCH-M model extended to allow the variance to depend on duration are of the same …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005190478
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Insider Bargaining Power, Starting Wages, and Involuntary Unemployment
Gottfries, Nils; Sjöström, Tomas - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 1998
Recent analyses of wage bargaining has emphasized the distinction between insiders and outsiders, yet one typically assumes that insiders and recently hired outsiders are paid the same wage. We consider a model where the starting wage for outsiders may be lower than the insider wage, but...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005419176