The effects of paid sick leave on worker absenteeism and health care utilization
利用2000-2013年美国医疗支出面板调查数据，采用双重差分和匹配方法，发现带薪病假仅显著增加女性工人的缺勤，对门诊就诊的影响不显著。
We estimate the short-term effects of paid sick leave on worker absenteeism and health care utilization in the United States using data from the 2000-2013 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. We use both parametric and matching-based difference-in-differences methods to account for nonrandom selection into jobs that offer paid sick leave and estimate the treatment effect separately for workers who gained and lost sick leave benefits. We find consistent evidence of increased absenteeism among female workers who gained paid sick leave but not for other groups. Estimates for office-based visits are mostly statistically insignificant and may not have a causal interpretation due to preexisting trends.