SICK PAY INSURANCE AND SICKNESS ABSENCE: SOME EUROPEAN CROSS‐COUNTRY OBSERVATIONS AND A REVIEW OF PREVIOUS RESEARCH
利用欧洲劳动力调查数据，研究各国病假保险计划的可测量差异（如补偿水平）与缺勤率之间的关系，并总结相关理论和实证文献，探讨不同激励形式对工作缺勤率的影响。
Abstract All European countries have some form of compulsory insurance against the loss of income due to temporary disability. The insurance schemes vary widely between countries both in terms of measurable entities (such as the compensation level) as well as in unmeasurable traits concerning the actual implementation of the programs. In this paper we use European Labour Force Survey data to study how the measurable differences in the programs is associated with differences in absence rates. We also summarize the theoretical literature on insurance principles in this field. Based on the empirical literature we then discuss how different forms of incentives may affect the work absence rate.