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Work-Related Accidents and the Production Process

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The extent to which the incidence of work-related accidents can be considered a phenomenon responsive to economic incentives is examined in this paper. A joint output, multi-input translog production model is developed in which the relationship between wage costs and risk is estimated along with the technological parameters of the production process. Estimates for six manufacturing industries show a statistically significant opportunity cost of reductions in injuries and a statistically significant relationship between wage costs and injury risk. The results also provide some evidence that labor markets sort the most risk-averse workers to the safer industries. Simulations based on production technology indicate that relatively large taxes are needed to induce reductions in the incidence of injuries.

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  • Hal Sider, 1985. "Work-Related Accidents and the Production Process," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 20(1), pages 47-63.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwp:jhriss:v:20:y:1985:i:1:p:47-63
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    1. Daniel S. Hamermesh, 1999. "Changing Inequality in Markets for Workplace Amenities," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 114(4), pages 1085-1123.

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