Non medical costs

8 important questions on Non medical costs

What are productivity costs

Costs associated with production loss and replacement due to illness, disability and death of productive persons, both paid and unpaid.

What are the different types of productivity costs

  • Reduced productivity (presenteeism)
  • Being ill and absent from work (absenteeism)
  • Permanent disability
  • Premature death

Name an advantage and a disadvantage of productivity costs.

  • Pro: From a societal perspective  dictates incorparation of all relevant costs and effects.
  • Con: It might favour working individuals over non-working individuals, leading to inequity.
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Which are the four methods in including productivity costs?

  • Transfer payments
  • Human capital method
  • Friction cost method
  • (US Panel method)

Why is the first method, transfer of payment not very suitable in including productivity costs?

Sometimes productivity costs are set equal to sick pay (as costs for society of absence from work), but the social benefits are not equal to production value. In which the social benefits are the redistribution of wealth, not affecting scarce resources and therefore no costs.

What is the formula for the human capital method

Total PC = time absent * wage rate (income)

What is the short and long term critique on human capital method?

  • Short term: in absence, colleagues might take over from , or individual makes up for missed work.
  • Long term: in absence, replacing, reallocating work or capital.

How do you measure an individuals productivity at work?

VAS (1-10) for quantity of work
VAS*no hours work*duration*price per hour=productivity costs

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