Mandatory sick pay provision: A labor market experiment

The question whether a minimum rate of sick pay should be mandated is much debated. We study the effects of this kind of intervention with student subjects in an experimental laboratory setting rich enough to allow for moral hazard, adverse selection, and crowding out of good intentions. Both wages...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of public economics 2010-12, Vol.94 (11), p.870-877
Hauptverfasser:	Bauernschuster, Stefan, Duersch, Peter, Oechssler, Jörg, Vadovic, Radovan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Absenteeism Adverse selection Crowding-out effect Experiment Experiments Gift exchange Illness Labour market Moral hazard Sick leave Sick pay Sick pay Sick leave Experiment Gift exchange
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