Reprint of: The pros and cons of sick pay schemes: Testing for contagious presenteeism and noncontagious absenteeism behavior

This paper provides an analytical framework and uses data from the U.S. and Germany to test for the existence of contagious presenteeism and negative externalities in sick leave insurance. The first part exploits high-frequency Google Flu data and the staggered implementation of U.S. sick pay mandat...

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Volume:	171
Main Author:	Pichler, Stefan Ziebarth, Nicolas R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Trade Academic
Place of publication:	Elsevier B.V 01.03.2019
published in:	Journal of public economics Vol. 171; pp. 86 - 104
ORCID:	0000-0003-3562-2371
Data of publication:	March 2019
ISSN:	0047-2727 1879-2316
EISSN:	1879-2316
Discipline:	Economics Mathematics Political Science
Subjects:	Negative externalities Paid sick leave Sickness insurance Contagious diseases Infections Absenteeism U.S Germany Presenteeism Worker absenteeism Labor market Analysis Communicable diseases Influenza Restaurants Paid sick leave Sickness insurance J32 Infections I13 Absenteeism I12 J22 Presenteeism I18 J28 Negative externalities Contagious diseases U.S Germany
Online Access:	available in Bonn?
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