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Teachers' Sickness Absence in Primary Schools: A Panel Data Multilevel Analysis

Bratberg, Espen; Holmås, Tor Helge; Islam, M. Kamrul; … - Institutt for Økonomi, Universitetet i Bergen - 2010

This paper uses longitudinal employer–employee data and multilevel models to examine both observed and unobserved variation of the probability and length of certified and self-certified sickness absence for Norwegian primary school teachers. We argue that self-certified absences are...

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Gatekeeping versus monitoring: Evidence from a case with extended self-reporting of sickness absence

Torsvik, Gaute; Vaage, Kjell - Institutt for Økonomi, Universitetet i Bergen - 2014

We examine the impact of a policy reform that gave employees in a municipality extended rights to self-declare sickness absence. To identify the effect of bypassing the physician as an absence certifier we contrast the development of absence in the reform municipality with absence in similar...

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SOCIAL INTERACTIONS AT THE WORKPLACE: EXPLORING SICKNESS ABSENCE BEHAVIOR.

Rieck, Karsten Marshall Elseth; Vaage, Kjell - Institutt for Økonomi, Universitetet i Bergen - 2012

We investigate whether a worker’s sickness absence is affected by her colleagues’ absences from the workplace. The analysis is based on unique matched employer-employee data for Norwegian schoolteachers for the period 2001 to 2006 with information on different types of absences and multiple...

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Assessing changes in intergenerational earnings mobility

Bratberg, Espen; Nielsen, Øivind Anti; Vaage, Kjell - 2002

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Intergenerational mobility : trends across the earnings distribution

Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Vaage, Kjell - 2005

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Intergenerational mobility : trends across the earnings distribution

Bratberg, Espen (contributor); … - 2005

earnings mobility is high. Using quantile regression, mobility is found to be lower at the lower end of the earnings … somewhat higher for lower earnings. Finally, we find that the increase in earnings mobility over time has been larger for women … earnings mobility is high. Using quantile regression, mobility is found to be lower at the lower end of the earnings …