Social insurance programs typically comprise sick leave insurance. An important policy parameter is how the cost of sick leave are shared between workers, firms, and the social security system. We show that this sharing rule affects not only absence behavior, but also workers' subsequent health....

Social insurance programs typically comprise sick leave insurance. An important policy parameter is how the cost of sick leave are shared between workers, firms, and the social security system. We show that this sharing rule affects not only absence behavior, but also workers' subsequent health....

The effect of state reform of theemployer-provided health insurance market is the focus of thisanalysis.More specifically, the effect on small firms (2-25 employees) isconsidered.Data used are gathered from the 1992-1997 March CurrentPopulation Surveys (CPS) for workers between the ages of 17...