behavioral adjustments in response to probation periods. Probation periods typically precede regular employment contracts and are … commonly interpreted as a screening device for employers. During probation employees have an incentive to behave according to … renegotiated after probation periods. Thus it is hypothesized that "bad" workers attempt to mimick "good" workers during probation …

The theoretical probation literature shows that individuals have incentives to mimick "good workers" during periods of … employment probation. This study empirically tests at the example of absence behavior, whether such behavioral responses to the … incentives of probation periods exist. We find significant responses of white collar employees and public sector workers to …