This paper analyzes the relationship between unionization and sickness absence in Norway using register data covering the entire population employed in the private sector 2003-2007. A few previous studies have shown much higher sickness absence among unionized than non-unionized employees in...

This paper analyzes the relationship between unionization and sickness absence in Norway using register data covering the entire population employed in the private sector 2003-2007. A few previous studies have shown much higher sickness absence among unionized than non-unionized employees in...

It is generally assumed that organizational downsizing has considerable negative consequences, not only for workers that are laid off, but also for those who remain employed. The empirical evidence with regard to effects on sickness absence is, however, inconsistent. This study employs register...

This article analyses earnings and employment differences between native Norwegians and immigrants over the period 1993—2003. Register data for the entire population of graduates from Norwegian universities 1992—2002 are used. Immigrants' earnings and employment rates are...

Previous research suggests that both men's and women's level of sickness absence may be systematically related to the gender composition of their workplace as well as of their occupational category. The number of studies is, however, low and the composition of the occupational category has often...

It is well documented that women have generally higher morbidity rates than men. In line with this women are also more absent from work due to sickness. This paper considers one popular explanation of the morbidity difference in general and of the difference in sickness absence in particular,...