Background: As more women have joined the work force, the difference in employment rate
between men and women has decreased, in Sweden as well as many other countries …

Objectives The high rate of sickness absence from work during pregnancy is recognised as
a problem, and may be higher than necessary from a health perspective. The aim was to …

Purpose Sickness absence is a major public health problem, given its high cost and
negative impact on employee well-being. Understanding sickness absence duration and …

Having children is like investing in a risky project. Postponing birth is like delaying an
irreversible investment. It has an option value, which depends on its costs and benefits, and …

This study describes changes in the withdrawal of sickness benefits among men and women
in Sweden over a period of three decades (1994–2018), based on administrative data …

Sickness insurance guarantees employees the right to take leave from work when they are
sick, but is vulnerable to excessive use because monitoring of recipients' health is difficult …

Det er lite støtte for hypotesen om at kvinner har høyere sykefravær enn menn på grunn av
mer belastende arbeidsforhold. Også hypotesen om at kombinasjonen av ansvar for barn og …

This article investigates the excess-weight penalty in income for men and women in the
Swedish labor market, using longitudinal data. It compares two identification strategies, OLS …

The experience of chronic non-cancer pain differs between women and men due to gender-
related factors. This study (1) assessed the difference in responses to the impact of chronic …

Background To examine the differences in the incidence of registered sickness absence by
type of employment contract in a large representative sample of salaried workers in Spain in …