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dc.contributor.authorOrrenius, Pia M.en
dc.contributor.authorZavodny, Madelineen
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-10-
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-14T11:07:04Z-
dc.date.available2012-09-14T11:07:04Z-
dc.date.issued2012-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/62503-
dc.description.abstractThis chapter reviews the economics literature on immigrant-native differentials in occupational risk. It begins by briefly explaining the theory of compensating wage differentials. It then provides a more detailed discussion of the empirical evidence on the subject, which reaches several conclusions. First, immigrants are overrepresented in occupations and industries with higher injury and fatality rates. Second, immigrants have higher work-related injury and fatality rates in some advanced economies, but not all. Finally, most, but not all, immigrants appear to earn risk premiums similar to natives for working in risky jobs. The chapter closes with a discussion of areas where additional research is needed.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x6693en
dc.subject.jelJ15en
dc.subject.jelJ61en
dc.subject.jelJ81en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordimmigrantsen
dc.subject.keywordrisky jobsen
dc.subject.keywordcompensating differentialsen
dc.subject.stwMigrantenen
dc.subject.stwArbeitsbedingungenen
dc.subject.stwRisikoen
dc.subject.stwVergleichen
dc.subject.stwBevölkerungen
dc.subject.stwLohnen
dc.titleImmigrants in risky occupations-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn719148979en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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