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How to Reduce Sickness Absences in Sweden
Lessons from International Experience
Sweden’s single biggest economic problem is the high number of people absent from work due to sickness or disability. This paper describes the problem and looks at what other countries have done to reduce absenteeism. It emphasises a mutual obligations approach to sickness insurance. This means placing greater responsibilities on the sick person, the employer and the social insurance office to get that person back to work as soon as possible.
Keywords: moral hazard, labour supply, sickness insurance
JEL:
I38: Health, Education, and Welfare / Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty / Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Policy; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs;
J20: Labor and Demographic Economics / Demand and Supply of Labor / Demand and Supply of Labor: General
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