Presenteeism, i.e. attending work while sick, is widespread and associated with significant costs. Still, economic … analyses of this phenomenon are rare. In a theoretical model, we show that presenteeism arises due to differences between … positively related to presenteeism. Better dismissal protection, captured by higher tenure, is associated with slightly fewer …

Presenteeism, i.e. attending work while sick, is widespread and associated with significant costs. Still, economic … analyses of this phenomenon are rare. In a theoretical model, we show that presenteeism arises due to differences between … positively related to presenteeism. Better dismissal protection, captured by higher tenure, is associated with slightly fewer …

This paper proposes a test for the existence and degree of contagious presenteeism and negative externalities in … sickness insurance schemes. First, we theoretically decompose moral hazard into shirking and contagious presenteeism behavior …

This paper proposes a test for the existence and degree of contagious presenteeism and negative externalities in … sickness insurance schemes. First, we theoretically decompose moral hazard into shirking and contagious presenteeism behavior …

This paper proposes a test for the existence and the degree of contagious presenteeism and negative externalities in … sickness insurance schemes. First, we theoretically decompose moral hazard into shirking and contagious presenteeism behavior …. Then we derive testable conditions for reduced shirking, increased presenteeism, and the level of overall moral hazard when …

This paper proposes a test for the existence and degree of contagious presenteeism and negative externalities in … sickness insurance schemes. First, we theoretically decompose moral hazard into shirking and contagious presenteeism behavior …