Why is Absenteeism Low among Public Health Workers in Lao PDR?
Absenteeism among public health workers is common in developing countries. Absence rates among public health workers are above 25 per cent in the five developing countries that Chaudhury et al. (N. Chaudhury, J. Hammer, M. Kremer, K. Muralidharan, and F.H. Rogers (2006) Missing in action: Teacher an...
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okr-10986-133662021-04-23T14:03:08Z Why is Absenteeism Low among Public Health Workers in Lao PDR? Yamada, Hiroyuki Sawada, Yasuyuki Luo, Xubei public health workers public expenditure tracking survey Absenteeism among public health workers is common in developing countries. Absence rates among public health workers are above 25 per cent in the five developing countries that Chaudhury et al. (N. Chaudhury, J. Hammer, M. Kremer, K. Muralidharan, and F.H. Rogers (2006) Missing in action: Teacher and health worker absence in developing countries. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 20, pp. 91–116) examined. However, the present study finds that the corresponding rate in Lao PDR is significantly lower (17%). Using a new dataset from the Lao PDR Public Expenditure Tracking Survey, we find that both extrinsic motivation and intrinsic motivation affect health centre worker behaviour: the timely payment of wages, a nonrural workplace and proximity of the workplace to hometown are factors that are negatively associated with absenteeism. 2013-05-10T18:25:45Z 2013-05-10T18:25:45Z 2012-10-12 Journal Article Journal of Development Studies 0022-0388 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13366 en_US Journal of Development Studies;49(1) CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Lao People's Democratic Republic |
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Absenteeism among public health workers is common in developing countries. Absence rates among public health workers are above 25 per cent in the five developing countries that Chaudhury et al. (N. Chaudhury, J. Hammer, M. Kremer, K. Muralidharan, and F.H. Rogers (2006) Missing in action: Teacher and health worker absence in developing countries. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 20, pp. 91–116) examined. However, the present study finds that the corresponding rate in Lao PDR is significantly lower (17%). Using a new dataset from the Lao PDR Public Expenditure Tracking Survey, we find that both extrinsic motivation and intrinsic motivation affect health centre worker behaviour: the timely payment of wages, a nonrural workplace and proximity of the workplace to hometown are factors that are negatively associated with absenteeism. |
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Yamada, Hiroyuki Sawada, Yasuyuki Luo, Xubei |
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Why is Absenteeism Low among Public Health Workers in Lao PDR? |
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Why is Absenteeism Low among Public Health Workers in Lao PDR? |
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Why is Absenteeism Low among Public Health Workers in Lao PDR? |
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