Im Mittelpunkt der Arbeit steht die Formulierung eines handlungstheoretischen Konzepts zur Erklärung des Krankenstandes der Arbeitnehmer und das Aufzeigen diesbezüglicher empirischer Evidenzen. Krankmeldungen der Arbeitnehmer werden dabei als Kooperationsprobleme im Rahmen von...

We study the effects of temperature on occupational health using administrative data on Swiss occupational accidents from 1996 to 2019. Our results imply that on hot days (Tmax ≥ 30 degrees Celsius) the number of occupational accidents increases by 7.4% and on ice days (Tmax 0 degrees...

Contrary to much of the established literature, this paper finds that though many older workers would prefer to reduce their working hours (the overemployed), there is a significant group who would like to work longer hours (the underemployed). And contrary to the assumption that the...