Do worker absences affect productivity? The case of teachers

International Labour Review

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-89

  Miller, Raegen T ^a   Murnane, Richard J ^a   Willett, John B ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Education; Productivity; School; Teacher; USA

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; EDUCATION; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; STUDENT; TEACHING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43849090465     PISSN: 00207780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1564-913X.2008.00024.x     Document Type: Article

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