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Alcohol Consumption and Sickness Absence: Evidence from Panel Data

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Johansson, Edvard
Böckerman, Petri
Uutela, Antti

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This paper examines the relationship between alcohol consumption and sickness absence. We use regional panel data from Finland over the period 1993-2005. The data on individuals’ health that we are using originates from Health Behaviour and Health among the Finnish Population conducted by the National Public Health Institute. The results show that alcohol consumption is associated with sickness absence, and particularly so for men. Therefore, the earlier aggregate time-series evidence from Sweden is largely confirmed in a regional panel data setting.

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Paper provided by University Library of Munich, Germany in its series MPRA Paper with number 6398.

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