Employment protection and effort among German employees

Employment protection and effort among German employees

Using a difference-in-difference approach and cross-sectional data from the German Socioeconomic Panel, it is shown that high levels of employment protection increase absenteeism by up to 35 percent or about 3 days/year.

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Veröffentlicht in:Economics letters 2004-12, Vol.85 (3), p.353-357
1. Verfasser: Riphahn, Regina T.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Absenteeism
Effort
Employees
Employment
Employment protection
Germany
Job security
Public sector
Shirking
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Zusammenfassung:Using a difference-in-difference approach and cross-sectional data from the German Socioeconomic Panel, it is shown that high levels of employment protection increase absenteeism by up to 35 percent or about 3 days/year.
ISSN:0165-1765
1873-7374
DOI:10.1016/j.econlet.2004.03.035