Take some days off, why don't you? - Endogenous sick leave and pay

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 379-402

  Skåtun, John Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Endogenous; Illness

Indexed keywords

INFECTIOUS DISEASE;

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CONTRACT; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFECTION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFIT; THEORETICAL MODEL; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CONTRACT SERVICES; COST OF ILLNESS; EFFICIENCY; EMPLOYER HEALTH COSTS; EMPLOYMENT; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; MOTIVATION; PREVALENCE; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SICK LEAVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037401781     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6296(02)00102-9     Document Type: Article

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