Estimating the Relationship Between Resource Intensity and Occupational Health and Safety in Kazakhstan

Natalia Li

No 2020/34, Working Papers IES from Charles University Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Economic Studies

Abstract: This paper evaluates the impact of resource intensity on occupational health in Kazakhstan, exploiting official statistical data on injury rates, mining production and employment, income and inequality measurements across 16 regions for period from 2001 to 2014. The injury and the fatality rates in the panel are estimated using fixed effects and random effects model respectively. The results indicate positive correlation between engagement in the resource sector and the injury rate. The paper also finds other significant determinants of occupational accident rates in Kazakhstan - inequality, income, and unemployment.

Keywords: occupational health and safety; Kazakhstan; mining; resource sector; occupational accidents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I15 J24 J28 J80 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 50 pages
Date: 2020-09, Revised 2020-09
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