Social Behaviour in Work Absence*
通过大规模随机实验，发现减少对病假保险资格的监控会显著增加缺勤，且这种效应主要源于公平关切，对理解社会规范与公共政策设计有参考价值。
Abstract By making use of a large‐scale randomized experiment, we test whether social behaviour is important for work absence due to illness. The individuals treated in the experiment were exposed to less monitoring of their eligibility to collect sickness insurance benefits, which sharply increased their non‐monitored work absence. This exogenous variation is exploited in two complementary analyses. In both analyses, we find significant social‐behaviour effects. Using detailed data, we conclude that the social‐behaviour effects most likely stem from fairness concerns.