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1 online resource (44 pages) |
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IMF working paper, 2227-8885 ; WP/04/193 |
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IMF working paper ; WP/04/193.
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| Contents |
""Content""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. THE FACTS""; ""III. THE MODEL""; ""IV. ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS""; ""V. CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS""; ""DATA AND DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS""; ""SICKNESS BENEFITS IN EUROPE""; ""REFERENCES"" |
| Summary |
Work absence is an important part of the individual decision on actual working hours. This paper focuses on sickness absence in Europe and develops a stylized model where absence is part of the labor-leisure decision made by workers and the production decision made by profit-maximizing firms, with insurance provisions and labor market institutions affecting the costs of absence. The results from a panel of 18 European countries indicate that absence is increased by generous insurance schemes where employers bear little responsibility for their costs. Shorter working hours reduce absence, but flexible working arrangements are preferable if labor supply erosion is a concern |
| Notes |
"October 2004." |
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At head of title: European Department |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Absenteeism (Labor) -- Europe
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Hours of labor -- Europe
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Social security -- Europe
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Absenteeism (Labor)
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Hours of labor
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Social security
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Europe
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lusinyan, Lusine, author.
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International Monetary Fund. European Department, issuing body.
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| ISBN |
1282050907 |
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9781282050907 |
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9781451905205 |
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1451905203 |
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9781451859843 |
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1451859848 |
| ISSN |
2227-8885 |
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