The effect of economic incentives on worker absenteeism is analyzed using panel data on work absence behavior for each …

We examine the remarkable rise in absenteeism among Norwegian employees since the early 1990's, with particular … that the rise in absenteeism resulted from the inclusion of new cohorts ﾖ with weaker work-norms ﾖ into the workforce. We … also reject the idea that the rise in absenteeism resulted from more successful integration of workers with poor health; on …

We examine the remarkable rise in absenteeism among Norwegian employees since the early 1990's, with particular … that the rise in absenteeism resulted from the inclusion of new cohorts - with weaker work-norms - into the workforce. We … also reject the idea that the rise in absenteeism resulted from more successful integration of workers with poor health …

The authors investigate the effects on absenteeism of two types of employee sharing plans--profit-sharing and employee … significant reductions in absenteeism. Most effective was the presence of a share ownership plan by itself (not in combination …