TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Markussen, Simen
AU  - Røed, Knut
AU  - Røgeberg, Ole J.
AU  - Gaure, Simen
        TI  - The Anatomy of Absenteeism
        PY  - 2009/Jun/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 4240
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp4240
        AB  - Based on comprehensive administrative register data from Norway, we examine the determinants of sickness absence behavior; in terms of employee characteristics workplace characteristics, panel doctor characteristics, and economic conditions. The analysis is based on a novel concept of a worker's steady state sickness absence propensity, computed from a multivariate hazard rate model designed to predict the incidence and the duration of sickness absence for all workers. Key conclusions are i) that most of the cross-sectional variation in absenteeism is caused by genuine employee heterogeneity; ii) that the identity of a person's panel doctor has a significant impact on absence propensity; iii) that sickness absence insurance is frequently certified for reasons other than sickness; and iv) that the recovery rate rises enormously just prior to the exhaustion of sickness insurance benefits.
        KW  - sickness absence
KW  - multivariate hazards
KW  - NPMLE
KW  - MMPH
        ER  -