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Gender Differences in Sickness Absence and the Gender Division of Family Responsibilities

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This study investigates possible reasons for the gender difference in sickness absence. We estimate both short- and long-term effects of parenthood in a within-couple analysis based on the timing of parenthood. We find that after entering parenthood, women increase their sickness absence by between 0.5 days per month (during the child's third year) and 0.85 days per month (during year 17) more than their spouse. By investigating possible explanations for the observed effect, we conclude that the effect mainly stems from higher home commitment, which reduces women's labour market attachment and, in turn, increases female sickness absence.

Language: Englisch

Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 7379

Classification: Wirtschaft
Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Panel Data Models; Spatio-temporal Models
Household Production and Intrahousehold Allocation
Health: Other
Time Allocation and Labor Supply

Subject: double burden
health investment
household work
labour market work
moral hazard
parenthood
sickness insurance
work absence
Fehlzeit
Krankheit
Eltern
Weibliche Arbeitskräfte
Arbeitsmarkt
Sozialversicherung
Schweden

Event: Geistige Schöpfung

(who): Angelov, Nikolay
Johansson, Per-Olov
Lindahl, Erica

Event: Veröffentlichung

(who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

(where): Bonn

(when): 2013

Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/80592

Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET

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Angelov, Nikolay
Johansson, Per-Olov
Lindahl, Erica
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Time of origin

2013

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