Safety segregation: The importance of gender, race, and ethnicity on workplace risk

Journal of Economic Inequality

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-152

  Leeth, John D ^a   Ruser, John ^b  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Bureau of Economic Analysis   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic inequality; Employment conditions; Fatalities; Hedonic equilibrium; Non fatal injuries; Oaxaca decomposition; Occupational choice; Standardized injury rates; Workplace safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746238765     PISSN: 15691721     EISSN: 15738701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10888-005-9008-2     Document Type: Article

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