RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Organizational Change, Absenteeism, and Welfare Dependency
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 156
OP 193
DO 10.3368/jhr.XLII.1.156
VO XLII
IS 1
A1 Knut Røed
A1 Elisabeth Fevang
YR 2007
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/XLII/1/156.abstract
AB Based on Norwegian register data, we set up a multivariate mixed proportional hazard model (MMPH) to analyze nurses’ pattern of work, sickness absence, nonemployment, and social insurance dependency from 1992 to 2000, and how that pattern was affected by workplace characteristics. The model is estimated by means of the nonparametric maximum-likelihood estimator (NPMLE). We find that downsizing processes involve a significant increase in the level of sickness absence among still-employed nurses. They also cause a significant increase in the probability of entering into more long-lasting health-related social insurance dependency.