Work-related fatality risks and neoclassical compensating wage differentials

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 597-617

  Purse, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compensating wage differentials; Econometric analysis; Fatality risks; Neoclassical theory; Workers

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; INJURY; MORTALITY RISK; NEOCLASSICAL THEORY; WAGE DETERMINATION;

EID: 3242792416     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/28.4.597     Document Type: Article

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