Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/62976 
Year of Publication: 
2007
Series/Report no.: 
Memorandum No. 2007,19
Publisher: 
University of Oslo, Department of Economics, Oslo
Abstract: 
Workers’absenteeism due to illness represents a major concern in several countries. Absenteeism are however not very well understood in economics. This paper presents a model where absenteeism is understood in relation to health. Its main predictions are (i) intermediate welfare state generosity lead to the lowest absence rates as (ii) generous regimes results in excess long-term absenteeism and (iii) strict regimes lead to excess short-term absenteeism. (iv) Maximizing health is not the same as minimizing absenteeism. Finally, these predictions are supported by aggre- gate data for 12 OECD countries.
Subjects: 
Absenteeism
Health
Dynamic programming
Welfare state policies
JEL: 
C61
H53
H55
I31
J08
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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