The short-run impacts of Connecticut's paid sick leave legislation

The short-run impacts of Connecticut's paid sick leave legislation

In 2012, Connecticut became the first state to enact paid sick leave legislation. Using a difference-in-differences framework, we find the law had modest but negative effects on the labour market, particularly on the likelihood of working in the past week.

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied economics letters 2015-10, Vol.22 (15), p.1267-1272
Hauptverfasser: Ahn, Thomas, Yelowitz, Aaron
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
difference-in-differences
Economic analysis
Employment
Fringe benefits
Impact analysis
Labor market
Labour market
Legislation
mandated benefits
paid sick leave
Sick leave
State laws
Studies
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Zusammenfassung:In 2012, Connecticut became the first state to enact paid sick leave legislation. Using a difference-in-differences framework, we find the law had modest but negative effects on the labour market, particularly on the likelihood of working in the past week.
ISSN:1350-4851
1466-4291
DOI:10.1080/13504851.2015.1023934