Wages as risk compensation in Germany
Institute for the Study of Labor - Bonn
2000
11 p.
occupational accidents ; occupational risks ; wage determination ; wage differential ; workers' compensation
IZA Discussion Papers
221
Wages and wage payment systems
English
Bibliogr.
"The theory of compensating wage differentials is generally accepted. Still, there has been no strong or even contrary evidence for compensating wage differentials in Germany so far. Estimating wage regressions with data of the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) within individually perceived hazards of work accidents as a risk variable, evidence for compensating wage differentials in Germany is found even though other effects may partly weaken the existing wage premiums due to risks at work."
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