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Workplace Presenteeism, Job Substitutability, and Gender Inequality

View ORCID ProfileGhazala Azmat, View ORCID ProfileLena Hensvik and View ORCID ProfileOlof Rosenqvist
Journal of Human Resources, July 2025, 60 (4) 1435-1457; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1121-12014R2
Ghazala Azmat
Ghazala Azmat is a Professor of Economics at Sciences Po (corresponding author, ).
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Lena Hensvik
Lena Hensvik is a Professor of Economics at Uppsala University.
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Olof Rosenqvist
Olof Rosenqvist is an Associate Professor of Economics at the Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (IFAU).
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