A unique dataset from Italy is used to study the effect of unfavorable business cycle conditions at entry on future workplace safety of young workers. We find that higher local unemployment rates at entry have a positive effect both on severe injuries and non-severe injuries. While the impact of...

This paper studies the provision of occupational safety when the labor market is subject to search frictions. While safety measures are costly for firms, they reduce workers' mortality. We show that the presence of search frictions decreases the socially optimal level of occupational safety...

In this study reasons for why self employed workers face a greater risk of fatal occupational injuries when compared to wage and salary workers are explored. Statistics from the year 2001 revealed that almost 20% of workplace fatalities were incurred by self employed workers who accounted for...