Inside the black box: How do OSHA inspections lead to reductions in workplace injuries?

Law and Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 219-237

  Mendeloff, John ^a   Gray, Wayne B ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 27944508258     PISSN: 02658240     EISSN: 14679930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9930.2005.00198.x     Document Type: Article

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