Ruth-Aïda Nahum 2007
This study examines labor supply responses to spousal sickness absence (SSA) using a Swedish longitudinal panel data, from 1996-2002. The overall results show evidence of a decrease in labor supply in response to spousal sickness absence. The effect on labor supply increases with spousal earnings level. Women react stronger than men, and more often respond to current shorter term SSA, whereas men mostly react to longer term SSA.
