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A methodological proposal to evaluate the cost of duration moral hazard in workplace accident insurance
Martín-Román, Angel; Moral, Alfonso - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
methodological proposal using the econometric technique of stochastic frontiers, which allows us to break down the duration of work …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011167235
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The Short-Run Impacts of Connecticut’s Paid Sick Leave Legislation
Ahn, Thomas; Yelowitz, Aaron - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
In 2012, Connecticut became the first state to enact paid sick leave legislation. Using a difference-in-differences framework, we find the law had modest but negative effects on the labor market, particularly on the likelihood of working in the past week.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011109451
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Sickness Absence: a Pan-European Study
Livanos, Ilias; Zangelidis, Alexandros - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
This study, using the EU-LFS, examines the determinants of sickness absence in 26 EU countries. The analysis highlights the importance of demographic and workplace characteristics and of institutional and societal conditions. Female workers aged 26-35 exhibit higher absenteeism, possibly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008577629
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Empirical Analysis of Field Data on HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Khartoum State, Sudan
Mohamed, Issam A.W. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
The study focuses on the HIV/AIDS in Khartoum state during the period (2003-2007). The main objectives are to study the situation of HIV/AIDS in Khartoum state through a sample of 1439 of volunteers for the three selected blood testing and counseling centers in Khartoum, Omdurman, and Khartoum...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009147890
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What makes you work while you are sick? Evidence from a survey of union members
Böckerman, Petri; Laukkanen, Erkki - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
We examine the prevalence of sickness absenteeism and presenteeism, using survey data covering 725 Finnish union … members in 2008. Controlling for worker characteristics, we find that sickness presenteeism is much more sensitive to working … period work and overlong working weeks increase the prevalence of sickness presenteeism. We also find an interesting trade …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005617137
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Absenteeism and Peer Interaction Effects: Evidence from an Italian Public Institute
De Paola, Maria - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
absence rates both considering variables that may be related to health conditions and to variables that may suggest shirking …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005620098
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Social health insurance improves women’s healthcare use: Evidence from Indonesia
Samarakoon, Shanika; Parinduri, Rasyad - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
To improve the poor’s access to healthcare services, the Indonesian government introduced Askeskin, a subsidized social health insurance for the poor. We examine the effects of this social health insurance on women’s use of healthcare—maternal, preventive, and curative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011124295
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Does Working Longer Make People Healthier and Happier?
Calvo, Esteban - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
PURPOSE: This study addresses the impact of late-life paid work on physical and psychological well-being. METHODS: Longitudinal data was drawn from the Health and Retirement Survey and the RAND-HRS data base for more than 6,000 individuals aged 59 to 69 who were working or not-working in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005616686
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The earnings losses of injured men: Accounting for injuries outside the Workers' Compensation system
Woock, Christopher - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
Using individual reports of workplace injuries, I estimate the effect of injuries on the labor market earnings of men. Injured workers suffer large and persistent annual earnings losses, an average of $2,200 per year following injury. Moreover, data restrictions on previous studies resulted in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835841
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Innovative Work Practices and Sickness Absence: What Does a Nationally Representative Employee Survey Tell?
Böckerman, Petri; Johansson, Edvard; Kauhanen, Antti - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
The paper examines the effect of innovative work practices on the prevalence of sickness absence and accidents at work. We focus on several different aspects of workplace innovations (self-managed teams, information sharing, employer-provided training and incentive pay) along with the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008518082