Why are Swedes sick but Finns unemployed?

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-141

  Hytti, Helka ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

Author keywords

Disability pension; Finnish welfare state; Recipiency rates; Sick leave; Sickness absence; Sickness allowance; Swedish welfare state; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644989099     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2006.00412.x     Document Type: Article

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