TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Angelov, Nikolay
AU  - Johansson, Per
AU  - Lindahl, Erica
        TI  - Gender Differences in Sickness Absence and the Gender Division of Family Responsibilities
        PY  - 2013/Apr/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 7379
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp7379
        AB  - This study investigates possible reasons for the gender difference in sickness absence. We estimate both short- and long-term effects of parenthood in a within-couple analysis based on the timing of parenthood. We find that after entering parenthood, women increase their sickness absence by between 0.5 days per month (during the child's third year) and 0.85 days per month (during year 17) more than their spouse. By investigating possible explanations for the observed effect, we conclude that the effect mainly stems from higher home commitment, which reduces women's labour market attachment and, in turn, increases female sickness absence.
        KW  - double burden
KW  - health investment
KW  - household work
KW  - labour market work
KW  - moral hazard
KW  - parenthood
KW  - sickness insurance
KW  - work absence
        ER  -