Konferenzbeitrag
The Effects of Sickness Absence in School on Educational Achievements, Mortality and Income
This study investigates the effect of missed instruction time in school on short-term educational performance as well as long-term retirement income and mortality. Using self-gathered Swedish register data, we are able to distinguish total days of absence within a school year and missed instructional time due to sickness. Using various fixed effects strategies and an instrumental variables approach we find that individual absence leads on average to a decrease of 4.4% of standard deviation in educational performance per school year. Our results suggest that the negative effect of sickness is mainly driven by missed instructional time. The sign of the long-run consequences of absence are in line with economic theory but the effect size is rather small.
- Language
-
Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
-
Series: Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2015: Ökonomische Entwicklung - Theorie und Politik - Session: Modelling Causal Effects ; No. F08-V3
- Classification
-
Wirtschaft
Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Panel Data Models; Spatio-temporal Models
Health and Inequality
Analysis of Education
- Event
-
Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
-
Kamhöfer, Daniel A.
Cattan, Sarah
Karlsson, Martin
Nilsson, Therese
- Event
-
Veröffentlichung
- (when)
-
2015
- Handle
- Last update
-
10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET
Data provider
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft. If you have any questions about the object, please contact the data provider.
Object type
- Konferenzbeitrag
Associated
- Kamhöfer, Daniel A.
- Cattan, Sarah
- Karlsson, Martin
- Nilsson, Therese
Time of origin
- 2015
Other Objects (12)
Commuting and Sickness Absence
Commuting and sickness absence
Commuting and sickness absence
Commuting and Sickness Absence
Commuting and sickness absence
Social interaction and sickness absence
Employment Protection and Sickness Absence
Social Interaction and Sickness Absence
Sickness Absence and Search Unemployment
Sickness absence and search unemployment
Sickness Absence and Local Cultures
Sickness absence and relative income
Commuting and Sickness Absence
Commuting and sickness absence
Commuting and sickness absence
Commuting and Sickness Absence
Commuting and sickness absence
Social interaction and sickness absence
Employment Protection and Sickness Absence
Social Interaction and Sickness Absence
Sickness Absence and Search Unemployment
Sickness absence and search unemployment
Sickness Absence and Local Cultures
Sickness absence and relative income
Commuting and Sickness Absence
Commuting and sickness absence
Commuting and sickness absence
Commuting and Sickness Absence
Commuting and sickness absence
Social interaction and sickness absence
Employment Protection and Sickness Absence
Social Interaction and Sickness Absence
Sickness Absence and Search Unemployment
Sickness absence and search unemployment
Sickness Absence and Local Cultures