The effects of paid sick leave on worker absenteeism and health care utilization

Volume: 29, Issue: 9, Pages: 1062 - 1070
Published: Jun 27, 2020
Abstract
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...
Paper Details
Title
The effects of paid sick leave on worker absenteeism and health care utilization
Published Date
Jun 27, 2020
Volume
29
Issue
9
Pages
1062 - 1070
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