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Lohnfortzahlung und Krankenstand

  • Alfred Boss
Published/Copyright: May 14, 2016
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Abstract

Sickness benefit income reduces an employee’s opportunity costs of absence from work. In the Federal Republic of Germany the institutional arrangement was changed several times during the 1951-1999 period. This paper investigates the effects on sick leave behavior. According to the empirical analysis, moral hazard is a serious problem in Germany. The paper discusses some institutional changes (including compulsory private insurance for the employed) which probably would reduce moral hazard significantly.

Online erschienen: 2016-5-14
Erschienen im Druck: 2000-4-1

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