Search for dissertations about: "sickness"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 262 swedish dissertations containing the word sickness.
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1. Sickness absence : Aspects of measurement, impact of the labour market and effects of intervention
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2. Sickness benefits and measures promoting return to work
Abstract : Background: Decisions concerning entitlement to sickness benefits have a substantial impact on the lives of individuals and on society. In most countries, such decisions are made by professionals working in public organisations, and there is much debate about the work performed by those experts, hence more knowledge is needed on this subject. READ MORE
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3. Sickness Insurance: Design and Behavior
Abstract : The first essay presents the results from a questionnaire study of sickness insurance and sickness absence behavior in Sweden. In the first part, people’s preferences for the design of a sickness insurance are discussed. READ MORE
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4. Economic policy in health care : Sickness absence and pharmaceutical costs
Abstract : This thesis consists of a summary and four papers. The first two concerns health care and sickness absence, and the last two pharmaceutical costs and prices. Paper [I] presents an economic federation model which resembles the situation in, for example, Sweden. READ MORE
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5. Essays on Sickness Insurance, Absence Certification and Social Norms
Abstract : The thesis consists of an introductory chapter and three essays, considering sickness insurance, social norms and absence certification. The first essay, Group-Specific Social Norms and Economic Incentives in a General Welfare System, investigates the interaction between economic incentives and social influences in a general welfare system. READ MORE