Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/48557 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
W.E.P. - Würzburg Economic Papers No. 83
Publisher: 
University of Würzburg, Department of Economics, Würzburg
Abstract: 
Historically, worker movements have played a crucial role in making workplaces safer. Firms traditionally oppose better health standards. According to our interpretation, workplace safety is costly for firms but increases the average health of workers and thereby the aggregate labour supply. A laissez-faire approach in which firms set safety standards is suboptimal as workers are not fully informed of health risks associated with jobs. Safety standards set by better-informed trade unions are output and welfare increasing.
Subjects: 
Occupational health and safety
trade unions
welfare
JEL: 
J51
J81
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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