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Transitions between sickness absence, work, unemployment, and disability in Denmark 2004–2008
Author(s) -
Jacob Pedersen,
Jakob Bue Bjørner,
Hermann Burr,
Karl Bang Christensen
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3293
Subject(s) - unemployment , work (physics) , demographic economics , sick leave , psychology , labour economics , medicine , economics , economic growth , engineering , mechanical engineering
Studies of labor market outcomes like sickness absence are usually restricted to a singleoutcome. This paper investigates the use of multi-state models for studying multiple transitions between sick-listing,work, unemployment, and disability pension by analyzing longitudinal register data. Every person sick-listed in Denmarkduring 2004 was followed until the spring of 2008.

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