How to Reduce Sickness Absences in Sweden: Lessons from International Experience

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How to Reduce Sickness Absences in Sweden: Lessons from International Experience

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David Rae

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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.

Réduire l'incidence des congés de maladie en Suède : Les enseignements de l'expérience internationale
Le principal problème économique de la Suède est le taux élevé d’absentéisme pour cause de maladie ou d’invalidité. Cette communication expose le problème et examine les mesures prises par d’autres pays pour y remédier. Il souligne l’importance de fonder le système d’assurance-maladie sur le principe de l’obligation mutuelle. Ceci suppose de responsabiliser davantage le travailleur malade, l’employeur et le bureau d’assurance sociale pour que l’intéressé reprenne son activité le plus rapidement possible.

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Paper provided by OECD, Economics Department in its series OECD Economics Department Working Papers with number 442.

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I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
J20 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - General

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NEP-ALL-2005-10-15 (All new papers)
NEP-HEA-2005-10-15 (Health Economics)
NEP-IAS-2005-10-15 (Insurance Economics)

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Wim Suyker, 2006. "Nuancing the favourable assessments of the Nordic economies," CPB Memoranda 153, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis. [Downloadable!]

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