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Closing the gates? : evidence from a natural experiment on physicians' sickness certification
Markussen, Simen - 2009
This paper exploits a Norwegian physician directed reform aimed to reduce sick-leave. Physicians were required to … documentation requirement laid on physicians within the first 8 weeks of a sick-leave spell. Physician-directed policies may be an … (cost-) effective way of reducing sick-leave. -- Labor market policies ; sick-leave ; physicians' gate keeping …
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A kink that makes you sick : the incentive effect of sick pay on absence
Böckerman, Petri; Kanninen, Ohto; Suoniemi, Ilpo - 2014
This paper examines the effect of the replacement rule of the Finnish sickness insurance system on the duration of sickness absence. A pre-determined, piecewise linear policy rule in which the replacement rate is determined by past earnings allows identification of the effect using a regression...
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The case for presenteeism
Markussen, Simen; Mykletun, Arnstein; Røed, Knut - 2010
Can activation requirements control moral hazard problems in public sickness absence insurance and accelerate recovery? Based on empirical analysis of Norwegian data, we show that it can. Activation requirements not only bring down benefit claims, they also reduce the likelihood that long-term...
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Profiling the US sick leave landscape
Susser, Philip; Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2016
This paper profiles the sick leave landscape in the US – the only industrialized country without universal access to paid sick leave or other forms of paid leave. We exploit the 2011 Leave Supplement of the American Time Use Survey (ATUS), a representative and comprehensive database on sick...
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The Effects of a Sick Pay Reform on Absence and on Health-Related Outcomes
Puhani, Patrick A. - 2009
We evaluate the effects of a reduction in sick pay from 100 to 80% of the wage. Unlike previous literature, apart from absence from work, we also consider effects on doctor/hospital visits and subjective health indicators. We also add to the literature by estimating both switch-on and switch-off...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013153305
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Sick leave cuts and (unhealthy) returns to work
Marie, Olivier; Vall Castello, Judit - 2022
We investigate the impact on work absence of a massive reduction in paid sick leave benefits. We exploit a policy change that only affected public sector workers in Spain and compare changes in the number and length of spells they take relative to unaffected private sector workers. Our results...
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If sick-leave becomes more costly, will i go back to work? : could it be too soon?
Marie, Olivier; Vall Castello, Judit - 2020
We investigate the impact on work absence of a massive reduction in paid sick leave benefits. We exploit a policy change that only affected public sector workers in Spain and compare changes in the number and length of spells they take relative to unaffected private sector workers. Our results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012239176
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If sick-leave becomes more costly, will I go back to work? : could it be too soon?
Marie, Olivier; Vall Castello, Judit - 2020
We investigate the impact on work absence of a massive reduction in paid sick leave benefits. We exploit a policy change that only affected public sector workers in Spain and compare changes in the number and length of spells they take relative to unaffected private sector workers. Our results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012233327
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The Effect of Paid Sick Leave Mandates on Access to Paid Leave and Work Absences
Callison, Kevin - 2017
We evaluate the impact of paid sick leave (PSL) mandates on access to PSL and work absences for private sector workers in the U.S. By exploiting geographic and temporal variation in PSL mandate enactment, we compare changes in outcomes for workers in counties affected by a PSL mandate to changes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012966981
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The Effects of a Sick Pay Reform on Absence and on Health-Related Outcomes
Puhani, Patrick A.; Sonderhof, Katja - 2010
We evaluate the effects of a reduction in sick pay from 100 to 80% of the wage. Unlike previous literature, apart from absence from work, we also consider effects on doctor/hospital visits and subjective health indicators. We also add to the literature by estimating both switch-on and switch-off...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014199812