lost productivity due to sick leave are shared between workers, firms, and the social security system. We show that this …. The average worker in our sample is in the domain of presenteeism, that is, an increase in sick leave due to reductions in …

non-intensive caregivers, signifying lower work productivity. This result is mainly driven by presenteeism, or employees … productivity. We link two new unique national U.S. data sets to provide the first causal estimates of the effect of providing at … least 80 hours of informal care in the past month on work productivity, compared to less intensive caregiving. We control …

Many workers admit that at times they show up for work even though they feel sick. This behavior, termed "presenteeism … presenteeism are person-related (e.g. individuals' health or job attitude) or work-related (e.g. job demands and constraints on … also affects co-workers' well-being and firms' productivity. There are various strategies as to how firms can address …

. Finally, we find that presenteeism comes at the cost of an early comeback significantly shortening the time until the next …

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 …