http://worldcat.org/entity/work/id/363397084

Compensation mechanisms for job risks : wages, workers' compensation, and product liability

In this major new work, Michael J. Moore and W. Kip Viscusi explore the question, ""How are workers compensated for exposing themselves to the risk of physical injury while on the job?"" The authors detail the diverse nature of labor market responses to job risks and the important role played by compensation-for-risk mechanisms. Following an overview of the literature, they present a number of unprecedented results. Comprehensive and systematic discussions of issues such as wage-risk tradeoffs, the effects of workers' compensation on wages and risk, the role of unions, and the role of produ.

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