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How are Work-related Characteristics Linked to Sickness Absence and Presenteeism? Theory and Data

Year:    2015

Author:    Arnold, Daniel, de Pinto, Marco

Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, Vol. 135 (2015), Iss. 4 : pp. 465–498

Abstract

This paper investigates how work-related factors affect workers" absence and presenteeism behavior. Previous studies (implicitly) assume that there is a substitutive relationship, i.e., a change in a work-related factor decreases the level of absence and simultaneously increases presenteeism (or vice versa). We set up a theoretical model in which work-related characteristics not only affect a worker"s absence decision but also the individual-specific sickness definition. Since work-related factors affect presenteeism through these two channels, non-substitutive relationships between absence and presenteeism are also conceivable. Using European cross-sectional data, we find only few substitutive and complementary relationships, while the bulk of the work-related characteristics is related only to one of the two sickness states.

Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.3790/schm.135.4.465

Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, Vol. 135 (2015), Iss. 4 : pp. 465–498

Published online:    2015-12

AMS Subject Headings:    Duncker & Humblot

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    34

Keywords:    J22 J28 I1 M50

Author Details

Arnold, Daniel

de Pinto, Marco

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