Cyclical absenteeism among private sector, public sector and self-employed workers
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In: Health Economics, Vol. 22, No. 3, 03.2013, p. 366-370.
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T1 - Cyclical absenteeism among private sector, public sector and self-employed workers
AU - Pfeifer, Christian
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - This research note analyzes differences in the number of absent working days and doctor visits and in their cyclicality between private sector, public sector and self-employed workers. For this purpose, I used large-scale German survey data for the years 1995 to 2007 to estimate random effects negative binomial (count data) models. The main findings are as follows. (i) Public sector workers have on average more absent working days than private sector and self-employed workers. Self-employed workers have fewer absent working days and doctor visits than dependent employed workers. (ii) The regional unemployment rate is on average negatively correlated with the number of absent working days among private and public sector workers as well as among self-employed men. The correlations between regional unemployment rate and doctor visits are only significantly negative among private sector workers.
AB - This research note analyzes differences in the number of absent working days and doctor visits and in their cyclicality between private sector, public sector and self-employed workers. For this purpose, I used large-scale German survey data for the years 1995 to 2007 to estimate random effects negative binomial (count data) models. The main findings are as follows. (i) Public sector workers have on average more absent working days than private sector and self-employed workers. Self-employed workers have fewer absent working days and doctor visits than dependent employed workers. (ii) The regional unemployment rate is on average negatively correlated with the number of absent working days among private and public sector workers as well as among self-employed men. The correlations between regional unemployment rate and doctor visits are only significantly negative among private sector workers.
KW - Economics
KW - business cycle
KW - doctor visits
KW - moral hazard
KW - unemployment
KW - work absence
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84873406375&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/hec.2808
DO - 10.1002/hec.2808
M3 - Journal articles
C2 - 22383260
VL - 22
SP - 366
EP - 370
JO - Health Economics
JF - Health Economics
SN - 1099-1050
IS - 3
ER -