Organizational Change, Absenteeism, and Welfare Dependency
Authors:
Røed, Knut and Elisabeth Fevang
Year:
2007
Reference:
The Journal of Human Resources
Vol. 42, No. 1, 156-193Summary
Based on Norwegian register data, we set up a multivariate mixed proportional hazard model (MPPH) to analyze nurses’ pattern of work, sickness absence, non-employment, and social insurance dependency from 1992 to 2000, and how that pattern was affected by workplace characteristics. The model is estimated by means of the non-parametric maximum-likelihood estimator (NPMLE). We find that downsizing processes involve a significant increase in the level of sickness absence among still-employed nurses. They also cause a significant increase in the probability of entering into more long-lasting health-related social insurance dependency.
JEL:
C14, I38, J28
Keywords:
Absenteeism, hazard rate model, NPMLE
Project:
Oppdragsgiver: Arbeids- og sosialdepartementet og FinansdepartementetOppdragsgivers prosjektnr.:
Frisch prosjekt: 1391 - Strategic Institute Program on Labor Market and Pension Research
Contact:
knut.roed@frisch.uio.no
Financing:
Arbeids- og sosialdepartementet, Finansdepartementet, Hero