individual-level population registers on labor market events outcomes, drug prescriptions and sickness absence, comparing … and lowers sickness absence. The results suggest that this is not due to improved employment prospects but rather to …

Public schemes for sickness benefits and disability insurance are often criticized for the lack of incentive they … these schemes, several modes of privatization could be considered, including the provision of sickness benefits by employers … types of employer incentives seem to lower sickness rates, but they also come at the risk of increased under-reporting and …

This paper investigates the economic consequences of sickness and death and the manner in which poor urban households …

This article focuses on sickness and sickness absence among employees of 20 municipalities in Iceland who remained at … work after the economic crisis in October 2008. The aim was to examine the impact of economic crisis on sickness and … sickness absence of “survivors” working within the educational system (primary school teachers and kindergarten teachers) and …

contributions from the employers, the employed persons and self-employed. The benefits are provided in case of sickness, maternity …

writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings The authors found that sickness …

From 1997 to 2001, the total payment to compensate for sickness and injury leaves increased dramatically in France … explanations consistently with the literature: moral hazard (workers fear less to loose their job, therefore use sickness leave … household survey (ESPS) enriched with claims data from compulsory health insurance funds on sickness leaves (EPAS). We model …