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Click to read the article and then answer the questions:
How much sick pay is too much sick pay?
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Economics posits that individuals respond to incentives. What incentives are sick employees responding to? Is this rational?
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What two competing problems do policymakers need to weigh in setting sick leave policies?
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What policies would you recommend to balance these competing goals?
Ariel Slonim at MRU’s Econ in the News
