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The Effects of Expanding the Generosity of the Statutory Sickness Insurance System
Ziebarth, Nicolas R.; Karlsson, Martin - 2009
In 1999, in Germany, the statutory sick pay level was increased from 80 to 100 percent of foregone earnings for sicknessepisodes of up to six weeks. We show that this reform has led to an increase in average absence days of about 10 percent or one additional day per employee, per year. The...
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The Effects of Expanding the Generosity of the Statutory Sickness Insurance System
Ziebarth, Nicolas R.; Karlsson, Martin - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2009
In 1999, in Germany, the statutory sick pay level was increased from 80 to 100 percent of foregone earnings for sicknessepisodes of up to six weeks. We show that this reform has led to an increase in average absence days of about 10 percent or one additional day per employee, per year. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008558925
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Commuting and sickness absence
Goerke, Laszlo; Lorenz, Olga - 2017
evidence that it is due to working hours mismatch, lower work effort, reduced leisure time or differences in health status. …
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Television, health, and happiness: A natural experiment in West Germany
Chadi, Adrian; Hoffmann, Manuel - 2021
economic good or bad, and hence serves as a prime example of irrational behavior reducing individual health and happiness …. Contrary to previous research, we find no health impact when TV consumption increases. For life satisfaction, we even find …
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Longevity, Life-Cycle Behavior and Pension Reform
Haan, Peter; Prowse, Victoria - 2011
, retirement and consumption decisions of forward-looking individuals depend, inter alia, on life expectancy and the design of the … full pensionable age generates the largest responses in labor supply and retirement behavior. …
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Changing Identity: Retiring from Unemployment
Hetschko, Clemens; Knabe, Andreas; Schöb, Ronnie - 2011
retirement years and find that, on average, employed people maintain their life satisfaction upon retirement, while long …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011601041
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Understanding the effect of retirement on health using regression discontinuity design
Eibich, Peter - 2014
This paper estimates the causal effect of retirement on health, health behavior, and healthcare utilization. Using … mechanisms. The results show a long-run improvement in health upon retirement. Relief from work-related stress and strain …, increased sleep duration and more frequent physical exercise seem to be key mechanisms through which retirement affects health …
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Understanding the Effect of Retirement on Health Using Regression Discontinuity Design
Eibich, Peter - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2014
This paper estimates the causal effect of retirement on health, health behavior, and healthcare utilization. Using … mechanisms. The results show a long-run improvement in health upon retirement. Relief from work-related stress and strain …, increased sleep duration and more frequent physical exercise seem to be key mechanisms through which retirement affects health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010896250
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Endogeneity in the relation between poverty, wealth and life satisfaction
Hajek, André - 2013
life are quantified in a multidimensional approach of poverty and wealth: Individual income, current health, occupational … supposed. Major findings: An initial rise in life satisfaction can improve income and health, but not job autonomy. However …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010327286
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Childbearing History, Later Life Health, and Mortality in Germany
Hank, Karsten - 2010
Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we investigated the role of childbearing history in later life health … better self-rated health in Western German mothers and fathers aged 50+, but its relationship with Eastern German women …'s physical health and survival is negative. Early motherhood is paralleled by poorer physical health in West Germany, whereas …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600947