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Title: New Evidence on the Determinants of Absenteeism Using Linked Employer-Employee Data
Authors: Dionne, Georges
Dostie, Benoit
Keywords: Absenteeism
Linked Employer-Employee Data
Unobserved Heterogeneity
Count Data Models
Issue Date: 2005-06
Series/Report no.: Cahiers du CIRPÉE;05-21
Abstract: In this paper, we provide new evidence on the determinants of absenteeism using the Workplace Employee Survey (WES) 1999-2002 from Statistics Canada. Our paper extends the typical labour-leisure model used to analyze the decision to skip work to include firm-level policy variables relevant to the absenteeism decision and uncertainty about the cost of absenteeism. It also provides a non-linear econometric model that explicitly takes into account the count nature of absenteeism data and unobserved heterogeneity at both the individual and firm level. Controlling for very detailed demographic, job and firm characteristics (including workplace practices), we find that dissatisfaction with contracted hours is a significant determinant of absence.
URI: http://132.203.59.36/CIRPEE/cahierscirpee/2005/files/CIRPEE05-21.pdf
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