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Missing Work Is a Pain

The Effect of Cox-2 Inhibitors on Sickness Absence and Disability Pension Receipt

Aline Bütikofer and Meghan M. Skira
Journal of Human Resources, January 2018, 53 (1) 71-122; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.53.1.0215-6958R1
Aline Bütikofer
Aline Bütikofer is an associate professor in the Department of Economics at the Norwegian School of Economics. Meghan M. Skira is an assistant professor in the Department of Economics in the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia.
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Aline Bütikofer is an associate professor in the Department of Economics at the Norwegian School of Economics. Meghan M. Skira is an assistant professor in the Department of Economics in the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia.
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