This paper evaluates how sick pay mandates operate at the job level in the United States.
Using the National Compensation Survey and difference-in-differences models, we estimate …

We evaluate the consequences for patients of being matched to a new primary care provider
due to practice closures. Using an event study and population-level data of patients and …

We study peer effects in absenteeism among workplace colleagues. Gatekeeping is an
essential task in many insurance systems. In this study we exploit exogenous shifts of …

Policies aiming to spur quality competition among health care providers are ubiquitous, but
their impact on quality is ex ante ambiguous, and credible empirical evidence is lacking in …

We evaluate the impacts of a compulsory dialogue meeting for long‐term sick‐listed workers
in Norway. The meeting is organised by the local social security administration after around …

This paper considers the micro-econometric analysis of patients' hospital choice for elective
medical procedures when their choice set is pre-selected by a general practitioner (GP) …

I evaluate a program aimed at strictly enforcing a requirement that people on long-term sick
leave be partly back at work unless explicitly defined as an exception. Employing the …

This article reviews the current debate about sick pay mandates and medical leave in the
United States. The United States is one of three industrialized countries that do not …

The case for competition in health-care markets rests on economic models in which
providers seek to maximize profits. However, little is known regarding how public health …

Abstract Background General practitioners (GPs) have an important gatekeeping role in the
Norwegian sickness insurance system. This role includes limiting access to paid sick leave …