TY - JOUR
T1 - Wage compensation for job-related illness : evidence from a matched employer and employee survey in the UK
AU - WEI, Xiangdong
PY - 2007/2/1
Y1 - 2007/2/1
N2 - Despite voluminous studies on compensating wage differentials for job-related fatal or non-fatal injuries, there remain few published studies confirming the existence of compensating wage differentials for job-related illness. This study utilizes a recently completed UK employer-employee survey to look at this specific issue. I find there is strong evidence of wage compensation for job-related illness risk for both male and female employees in the UK. The estimated wage compensation for one job-related illness episode per year ranges from 27% to 140% of annual earnings depending on gender and estimation approaches.
AB - Despite voluminous studies on compensating wage differentials for job-related fatal or non-fatal injuries, there remain few published studies confirming the existence of compensating wage differentials for job-related illness. This study utilizes a recently completed UK employer-employee survey to look at this specific issue. I find there is strong evidence of wage compensation for job-related illness risk for both male and female employees in the UK. The estimated wage compensation for one job-related illness episode per year ranges from 27% to 140% of annual earnings depending on gender and estimation approaches.
KW - Compensating wage differentials
KW - Job-related illness
UR - http://commons.ln.edu.hk/sw_master/349
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33846483824&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11166-006-9000-7
DO - 10.1007/s11166-006-9000-7
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
SN - 0895-5646
VL - 34
SP - 85
EP - 98
JO - Journal of Risk and Uncertainty
JF - Journal of Risk and Uncertainty
IS - 1
ER -