Wages, firm size and absenteeism
- 1 June 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Applied Economics Letters
- Vol. 6 (6) , 337-341
- https://doi.org/10.1080/135048599353032
Abstract
This paper examines two competing explanations for workers' absenteeism, the shirking hypothesis and the adjustment-to-equilibrium hypothesis. Data on German workers for 1985–88 from the German SocioEconomic Panel are used in order to estimate the determinants of workers' absenteeism. The results indicate that firm size matters after wage effects are controlled for. This evidence supports the shirking hypothesis.Keywords
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