01725cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008692 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451859843 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Bonato, Leo. Work Absence in Europe / Leo Bonato, Lusine Lusinyan. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (44 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Work absence is an important part of the individual decision on actual working hours. This paper focuses on sickness absence in Europe and develops a stylized model where absence is part of the labor-leisure decision made by workers and the production decision made by profit-maximizing firms, with insurance provisions and labor market institutions affecting the costs of absence. The results from a panel of 18 European countries indicate that absence is increased by generous insurance schemes where employers bear little responsibility for their costs. Shorter working hours reduce absence, but flexible working arrangements are preferable if labor supply erosion is a concern. Mode of access: Internet Lusinyan, Lusine. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2004/193 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2004/193/001.2004.issue-193-en.xml IMF e-Library