The Anatomy of Absenteeism
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Authors:
Markussen, Simen, Knut Røed, Ole J. Røgeberg og Simen Gaure
Year:
2009
Reference:
Andre skrifter
IZA DP No. 4240
Summary
Based on comprehensive administrative register data from Norway, we examine the determinants of sickness absence behavior; in terms of employee characteristics workplace characteristics, panel doctor characteristics, and economic conditions. The analysis is based on a novel concept of a worker’s steady state sickness absence propensity, computed from a multivariate hazard rate model designed to predict the incidence and the duration of sickness absence for all workers. Key conclusions are i) that most of the cross-sectional variation in absenteeism is caused by genuine employee heterogeneity; ii) that the identity of a person’s panel doctor has a significant impact on absence propensity; iii) that sickness absence insurance is frequently certified for reasons other than sickness; and iv) that the recovery rate rises enormously just prior to the exhaustion of sickness insurance benefits.
JEL:
C14, C41, H55, I18, J22
Keywords:
sickness absence, multivariate hazards, MMPH, NPMLE
Project:
Oppdragsgiver: Norges forskningsrådOppdragsgivers prosjektnr.:
Frisch prosjekt: 1134 - A viable welfare state
Contact:
knut.roed@frisch.uio.no