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Assessing the Effect of Economic Incentives on Incidence and Duration of Work Absence

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  • Broström, Göran

    (Department of Statistics, Umeå University)

  • Johansson, Per

    (ToS, Dalarna University)

  • Palme, Mårten

    (Dept. of Economic Statistics, Stockholm School of Economics)

Abstract

The incidence and duration of work absence spells for a sample of Swedish blue collar workers in 1991 are analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier estimator, discrete time hazard regression as well as stratified Cox regression. The main interest is directed towards the effect of economic incentives. The effect of a decrease in the replacement level of the compulsory Swedish sickness insurance that took place in March 1991 is analyzed. The incidence of work absence spells decreases markedly after the reform, although no effects on the duration of the spell is found. Significant male-female differences are also found. The main results are robust to the different methods used.

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  • Broström, Göran & Johansson, Per & Palme, Mårten, 1998. "Assessing the Effect of Economic Incentives on Incidence and Duration of Work Absence," SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance 228, Stockholm School of Economics.
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    Cited by:

    1. Larsson, Laura, 2002. "Sick of Being Unemployed? Interactions Between Unemployment and Sickness Insurance in Sweden," Working Paper Series 2002:5, Uppsala University, Department of Economics.
    2. Larsson, Laura, 2002. "Sick of being unemployed? Interactions between unemployment and sickness insurance in Sweden," Working Paper Series 2002:6, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy.

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    Keywords

    discrete time cox regression; sickness insurance; stratified Cox regression;
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    JEL classification:

    • C41 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Duration Analysis; Optimal Timing Strategies
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply

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