The Anatomy of U.S. Sick Leave Schemes:Evidence from Public School Teachers

Cronin, C.J.;, Harris, M. C.; and Ziebarth, N. R.;

Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers from HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York

Abstract: We study how public school teachers use paid leave. Most U.S. sick leave schemes operate as individualized credit accounts—paid leave is earned and unused leave accumulates, producing an employee-specific leave balance. We construct an administrative data set containing the daily balances and leave behavior of 982 teachers from 2010-2018. We find that ick leave use increases during flu season. We do not find evidence that the average teacher uses sick leave for leisure; however, there is evidence of such behavior among certain sub -sets of teachers (e.g., young, inexperienced teachers). Usage increases with leave balance; the elasticity is between 0.38-0.45. Further, higher balances reduce the likelihood that teachers work sick, particularly during flu season.

Keywords: sick leave; teacher absence; presenteeism; moral hazard; labor supply (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I12 I13 I18 I28 J22 J28 J32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-08
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