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The Effect of Paid Sick Leave Mandates on Coverage, Work Absences, and Presenteeism

View ORCID ProfileKevin Callison and View ORCID ProfileMichael F. Pesko
Journal of Human Resources, July 2022, 57 (4) 1178-1208; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.57.4.1017-9124R2
Kevin Callison
Kevin Callison is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA ().
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Michael F. Pesko is an associate professor in the Department of Economics at the Georgia State University Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Atlanta, GA and a research fellow with the Institute for Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn, Germany ().
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Journal of Human Resources Jul 2022, 57 (4) 1178-1208; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.57.4.1017-9124R2
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    • I. Introduction
    • II. Labor Market Effects of Mandated Leave Policies
    • III. Data
    • IV. Difference-in-Differences Estimates of the Effect of PSL Mandates on Coverage and Work Absences
    • V. Triple-Difference Estimates Using Variation in Pre-Mandate Coverage Rates
    • VI. Paid Sick Leave Mandates and Presenteeism
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