Using standard as well as recently developed univariate and bivariate count data models, this paper analyzes the determinants of workplace accidents using a firm data set for Germany. Given the tight system of public workplace safety regulation, introduced partly as early as in 1869, and the...

Ausgewertet werden 24 Regelungen aus über 20 Jahren Vereinbarungspraxis. Quer durch unterschiedliche Branchen geht es um Umgangsweisen mit Überlastungs- bzw. Gefährdungsanzeigen. Welche Ursachen haben Überlastungssituationen? Wie wird die Interessenvertretung eingebunden? Wie gestaltet sich...

From the point of view of workplace safety, it is important to know whether having a temporary job has an effect on the severity of workplace accidents. We present an empirical analysis on the severity of workplace accidents by type of contract. We used micro data collected by the Italian...