"Der Beitrag zeigt, wie eine ökonomische Theorie der Fehlzeiten entwickelt werden könnte. Zunächst werden Fehlzeiten als Phänomen des Arbeitsangebots behandelt. Erörtert werden dabei die Struktur des Arbeitskräftepools, aus dem die Betriebe ihre Beschäftigten rekrutieren, die Gestaltung...

This paper shows how internationally and intertemporally consistent information on sickness absence can be constructed from Labour Force Surveys, and describes some important features of data that we have generated using the Luxembourg Employment Study. We also analyse sickness absence rates by...

"Der Beitrag zeigt, wie eine ökonomische Theorie der Fehlzeiten entwickelt werden könnte. Zunächst werden Fehlzeiten als Phänomen des Arbeitsangebots behandelt. Erörtert werden dabei die Struktur des Arbeitskräftepools, aus dem die Betriebe ihre Beschäftigten rekrutieren, die Gestaltung...

Previous attempts to analyse international differences in patterns of worker absenteeism have not been convincing because of the difficulty in obtaining internationally comparable data. In this paper, we apply the technique described by Barmby, Ercolani and Treble(1999) to data on full-time...

This paper presents preliminary findings of a study of worker absenteeism. Our main purpose is to identify the various factors that influence the rate of absence for individual workers and to quantify their impact. Candidates for inclusion are measurable factors relating either to the structure...

Using the personnel records of a large British financial sector employer we investigate how workers respond to remuneration differences and "luck" in the promotion system. The results confirm that workers respond to larger remuneration spreads by working harder. Increased certainty in the...

Several tests for heteroskedasticity in linear regression models are examined. Asymptoticrobustness to heterokurticity, nonnormality and skewness is discussed. The finite sample eliability of asymptotically valid tests is investigated using Monte Carlo experiments. It is found that asymptotic...