
Mårten Wallette
Studievägledare

Work Absence - A Signalling Factor for Temporary Workers?
Författare
Summary, in English
This paper investigates whether low levels of absence increase the probability of permanent employment and reduce that of unemployment for Swedish temporary workers. We investigate two reasons for absence: worker sickness and sickness of a dependent child. Using a competing risk estimation model, we find that sick leave reduces the probability of permanent employment for women and increases the probability of unemployment for men. Absence due to child sickness increases the risk of unemployment for women. Although the influence of sick leave varies substantially among different temporary jobs, replacement and probation workers are generally the most affected.
Avdelning/ar
- Nationalekonomiska institutionen
- Centrum för ekonomisk demografi
Publiceringsår
2009
Språk
Engelska
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Labour: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations
Volym
23
Issue
1
Länkar
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Wiley-Blackwell
Ämne
- Economics
- Economic History
Aktiv
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1467-9914