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suggested by Garen (1988), we find negative associations between risk and wages for all workers, which is against the notion of … obtain reasonable VSLs, but the association between risk and wages is not statistically significant. We conclude that if …We use a panel dataset of UK workers to look for evidence of compensating wage differentials for workplace risk. Risk …
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disamenities receive higher wages. On the other hand, workers in more risky or unpleasant jobs are less satisfied with their jobs …, according to the theory of compensating differentials, there should be no relationship between on-the-job risk and job … satisfaction because wages would fully adjust to compensate for differences in job characteristics. We show that when wages do not …
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compensating wage differential for job safety risk revealed in the labor market via hedonic equilibrium outcomes. The decisions in …
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Using unique Current Population Survey data from November 1979 and 1989, this paper compares the wage structure across generations of Mexican-origin men. I find that the sizable earnings advantage U.S.-born Mexican Americans enjoy over Mexican immigrants arises not just from intergenerational...
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Using unique Current Population Survey data from November 1979 and 1989, this paper compares the wage structure across generations of Mexican-origin men. I find that the sizable earnings advantage U.S.-born Mexican Americans enjoy over Mexican immigrants arises not just from intergenerational...
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Using unique Current Population Survey data from November 1979 and 1989, this paper compares the wage structure across generations of Mexican-origin men. I find that the sizable earnings advantage U.S.-born Mexican Americans enjoy over Mexican immigrants arises not just from intergenerational...
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Compensating wages for workplace fatality and accident risks are used to infer the value of a statistical life (VSL …
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. Instrumental variables and quantile treatment effects estimates of the returns to an occupational license indicate excess wages due … acquisition which suggests that the wages of high-skilled immigrant physicians in the nonphysician sector outweigh the lower …
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