The anatomy of absenteeism

Arbeitspapier

Based on comprehensive administrative register data from Norway, we examine the determinants of sickness absence behavior; in terms of employee characteristics workplace characteristics, panel doctor characteristics, and economic conditions. The analysis is based on a novel concept of a worker's steady state sickness absence propensity, computed from a multivariate hazard rate model designed to predict the incidence and the duration of sickness absence for all workers. Key conclusions are i) that most of the cross-sectional variation in absenteeism is caused by genuine employee heterogeneity; ii) that the identity of a person's panel doctor has a significant impact on absence propensity; iii) that sickness absence insurance is frequently certified for reasons other than sickness; and iv) that the recovery rate rises enormously just prior to the exhaustion of sickness insurance benefits.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 4240

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General ; Duration Analysis; Optimal Timing Strategies ; Social Security and Public Pensions ; Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health ; Time Allocation and Labor Supply
• Thema: Sickness absence ; multivariate hazards ; MMPH ; NPMLE ; Fehlzeit ; Erwerbsunfähigkeit ; Erwerbsunfähigkeitsrente ; Arbeitsangebot ; Norwegen

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Markussen, Simen ; Røed, Knut ; Røgeberg, Ole J. ; Gaure, Simen
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (wo): Bonn
• (wann): 2009

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/35404
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-20090622281
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ