We analyse labour supply and absence from work choices, assuming that individual preferences exhibit relative … consumption concerns. We show that contractual hours and the length of absence periods may vary equally with the strength of … illness periods on contractual work hours and absence behaviour. Consequently, the profitability of employing individuals also …

explores the related, but novel question of whether variation in Medicaid benefit generosity alters employment outcomes. We …

sickness absence. A pre-determined, piecewise linear policy rule in which the replacement rate is determined by past earnings … statistically significant point estimate of the elasticity of the duration of sickness absence with respect to the replacement rate …

coverage for low-income childless adults by 5.9 percentage points, and as a result reduced the employment rate by 3.8 to 4 …

This study provides plausibly causal estimates of the effect of public insurance coverage on the employment of … sizable and statistically meaningful reductions in employment up to at least nine quarters later, with an estimated size of 2 …