Historically, worker movements have played a crucial role in making workplaces safer. Firms traditionally oppose better health standards. According to our interpretation, workplace safety is costly for firms but increases the average health of workers and thereby the aggregate labour supply. A...

We analyse a world consisting of 'the North' and 'the South' where labour standards in the North are set by trade unions. Standards set by unions tend to increase output and welfare. There are no unions in the South and work standards are suboptimal. Trade between these two countries can imply a...

Historically, worker movements have played a crucial role in making workplaces safer. Firms traditionally oppose better health standards. According to our interpretation, workplace safety is costly for firms but increases the average health of workers and thereby the aggregate labour supply. A...

We analyse a world consisting of ’the North’ and ’the South’ where labour standards in the North are set by trade unions. Standards set by unions tend to increase output and welfare. There are no unions in the South and work standards are suboptimal. Trade between these two countries can...

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...

Historically, worker movements have played a crucial role in making workplaces safer. Firms traditionally oppose better health standards. According to our interpretation, workplace safety is costly for firms but increases average health of workers and thereby aggregate labour supply. A...

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...

In einer zunehmend digitalisierten Welt gewinnen Daten als eigenständiges Ver mögensgut erheblich an Bedeutung. Die aktuelle Revision des System of National Accounts der Vereinten Nationen empfiehlt, Daten als Vermögensgut in das Brutto inlandsprodukt zu integrieren. Das Statistische...

In einer zunehmend digitalisierten Welt gewinnen Daten als eigenständiges Vermögensgut erheblich an Bedeutung. Die aktuelle Revision des System of National Accounts der Vereinten Nationen empfiehlt, Daten als Vermögensgut in das Bruttoinlandsprodukt zu integrieren. Das Statistische Bundesamt...