Coming to work while sick: an economic theory of presenteeism with an application to German data
"Presenteeism, i.e. attending work while sick, is widespread and associated with significant costs. Still, economic analyses of this phenomenon are rare. In a theoretical model, we show that presenteeism arises due to differences between workers in (health-related) disutility from workplace att...
Main Authors: | Hirsch, Boris, Lechmann, Daniel S.J., Schnabel, Claus |
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Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
Format: | TEXT |
Language: | English |
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Bonn
2015
IZA |
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Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19113281124919314639-Coming-to-work-while-sick-an-e.htm |
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