Reporting Sick: Are Sporting Events Contagious?

Peter Skogman Thoursie ()

No 2002:4, Research Papers in Economics from Stockholm University, Department of Economics

Abstract: Moral hazard is easy to justify theoretically but difficult to detect

empirically. Individuals may report sick due to illness as well

as for moral hazard reasons. Potential abuse of the sickness insurance

system in Sweden is estimated by comparing the change

between the number of men and women who report sick during a

popular sporting event and a preceding time period. Difference-in-

difference estimates provide clear evidence that the number of

men who reported sick increased in order to watch the sporting

event on television.

Keywords: Reporting sick; Moral hazard; Difference-in-difference (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J22 J29 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25 pages
Date: 2002-02-28
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