Donado, Alejandro
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Abstract
Most empirical studies have estimated a positive union-nonunion “injury gap,” suggesting that unionized workers are more likely to have a nonfatal occupational injury than their nonunion counterparts. Using individual-level panel data for the first time, I study several explanations for this puzzling result. I find that controlling for time-invariant individual fixed effects already reduces the gap by around 40%. Some of the explanations that I study contribute in reducing this gap even further. I, however, do not find evidence of the gap becoming negative and the impact of unions on nonfatal injuries appears to be insignificant at best.
Dokumententyp: | Arbeitspapier |
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Name der Reihe: | Discussion Paper Series / University of Heidelberg, Department of Economics |
Band: | 0551 |
Erstellungsdatum: | 23 Dez. 2013 14:28 |
Erscheinungsjahr: | Dezember 2013 |
Seitenanzahl: | 43 |
Institute/Einrichtungen: | Fakultät für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften > Alfred-Weber Institut |
DDC-Sachgruppe: | 330 Wirtschaft |
Freie Schlagwörter: | labor unions, occupational health and safety, working conditions, panel data |
Schriftenreihe: | Discussion Paper Series / University of Heidelberg, Department of Economics |