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EXITS FROM LONG-TERM SICKNESS IN SWEDEN
(2001)
In this paper, we analyze exits from long-term sickness spells in Sweden. Using spell data for more than 2500 people, aged 20-64 years during 1986-1991, and who had at least one sickness spell of at least 60 days during ...
What Contributes to Life Satisfaction in Transitional Romania?
(Blackwell, 2006)
This paper analyzes life satisfaction in Romania in 2001, 12 years after the collapse of communism and the beginning of the transition into a market economy. Using a survey of 1770 individuals, we find that our results are ...
Assessing the Employment Effects of Labor Market Training Programs in Sweden
(2002)
Several studies have examined the effects of training programs on employment. Most of
them assume that the effects of training are constant for all potential trainees. We use an
econometric framework that allows studying ...
"To array a man's will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine". An analysis of multiple spells of sickness
(2008-03-06)
This paper analyzes the long-term sickness absences in Sweden using a longitudinal
database that contains all compensated sickness spells for 2,789 persons during
1986-1991. Given the political focus on the improved ...
'Never on a Sunday': Economic incentives and short-term sick leave in Sweden
(Routledge, Taylor & Francis, 2005)
Using a longitudinal data for about 1800 persons observed between 1986 and 1991, this study investigates the incentive effects on short-term sickness spells of two important regime changes in the social insurance system ...
FIRST EXITS FROM THE SWEDISH LABOR MARKET DUE TO DISABILITY
(2001)
The number of disability exits has been increasing in recent years, raising questions
both about the well being of affected individuals, and about how to finance the related
disability pensions. Using a longitudinal ...
THE EFFECT OF SICKNESS ON EARNINGS
(2001)
The question addressed in this paper is whether sickness history affects annual earnings
and hourly wages in Sweden. If poor health makes people less productive, we expect to
find a negative effect of previous health ...
Occupational gender composition and wages in Romania: from planned equality to market inequality
(2007-09-04)
In Romania, the communist regime promoted an official policy of gender equality for
more than 40 years, providing equal access to education and employment, and
restricting pay differentiation based on gender. After its ...
The Effect of Past Sickness on Current Earnings in Sweden
(2004)
This paper examines whether sickness history affects annual earnings and/or hourly wages in Sweden, using a unique longitudinal database. If poor health makes people less productive, previous sickness is expected to have ...
Assessing the employment effects of vocational training using a one-factor model
(Routledge, Taylor & Francis, 2006)
Matching estimators use observed variables to adjust for differences between groups to eliminate sample selection bias. When minimum relevant information is not available, matching estimates are biased. If access to data ...