Effects of Workers' Compensation: A Survey

Bernard Fortin () and P. Lanoie

Working Papers from Laval - Recherche en Politique Economique

Abstract: This survey covers extensively the theoretical and the empirical work that was done on the incentive effects related to the existence of workers' compensation (WC) in the North American context. It first analyzes the economic rationale for compulsory WC. Then it studies the impact of WC on behavior.

Keywords: INSURANCE; WORKERS'S COMPENSATION; WAGES; PRODUCTIVITY (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J20 J28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 43 pages
Date: 1998
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