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This study compares the impact of OSHA inspections on manufacturing industries using data from three time periods: 1979-85, 1987-91, and 1992-98. We find substantial declines in the impact of OSHA inspections since 1979-85. In the earliest period we estimate that having an OSHA inspection that...
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We examine different models of employers' responses to OSHA inspections. The "detection/correction" model assumes that responses are limited to correcting the violations that inspectors cite. The "behavioral shock" model assumes that firms respond by paying more attention to safety issues, even...
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This study compares the impact of OSHA inspections on manufacturing industries using data from three time periods: 1979-85, 1987-91, and 1992-98. We find substantial declines in the impact of OSHA inspections since 1979-85. In the earliest period we estimate that having an OSHA inspection that...
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