Compensating Wage Differentials for Fatal and Nonfatal Injury Risk by Gender and Race

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 257-277

  Leeth, John D ^a   Ruser, John ^b  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Bureau of Economic Analysis   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensating wage differentials; Hedonic equilibrium; Value of injury; Value of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345862376     PISSN: 08955646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025845310801     Document Type: Review

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