Johansson, Per; Palme, Mårten
Working Paper
Assessing the effect of public policy on worker
absenteeism
Working Paper, No. 2002:13
Provided in Cooperation with:
IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy, Uppsala
Suggested Citation: Johansson, Per; Palme, Mårten (2001) : Assessing the effect of public
policy on worker absenteeism, Working Paper, No. 2002:13, Institute for Labour Market Policy
Evaluation (IFAU), Uppsala
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WORKING PAPER 2002:13
Assessing the effect
of public policy on
worker absenteeism
Per Johansson
Mårten Palme
WP2002-13.qxd 02-09-05 14.42 Sida 1
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