A model of worker investment in safety and its effects on accidents and wages
"In this paper, we develop a theoretical model of worker investment in safety. Standard theory assumes that injury risk is exogenous. It predicts that riskier jobs are associated with higher wages. In contrast, in our model, workers make individual safety investments that reduce the risk of inj...
| Main Authors: | , |
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| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
| Format: | TEXT |
| Language: | English |
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Bonn
2013
IZA |
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19126983124919441659-a-model-of-worker-investment-i.htm |
