Legal rules governing the employer-employee relationship are many and varied. Economic analysis has illuminated both the efficiency and the effects on employee welfare of such rules, as described in this paper. Topics addressed include workplace safety mandates, compensation systems for...

Das vorliegende Lexikon der Arbeitswelt umfasst die gesamte Arbeitswelt vom Fachgebiet der Ergonomie über Arbeitstechniken, Arbeitsorganisation, Arbeitstechnologien, Arbeitsgestaltung, Arbeitsmedizin und Arbeitspsychologie bis zu einschlägigen Messtechniken. Es ist für einen sehr großen...

Regulatory agencies overseeing the labor market often rely on worker complaints to direct their enforcement. However, if workers face differential barriers to complain, this system could result in ineffective targeting and create disparities in working conditions. To investigate these...