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Workplace Presenteeism, Job Substitutability and Gender Inequality

Ghazala Azmat, Lena Hensvik and Olof Rosenqvist
Published online before print November 10, 2022, 1121-12014R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1121-12014R2
Ghazala Azmat
Ghazala Azmat is a Professor of Economics at Sciences Po ().
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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 a Researcher at the Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (IFAU).
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