Wage compensation for job-related illness : evidence from a matched employer and employee survey in the UK
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Journal of Risk and Uncertainty
Publication Date
2-1-2007
Volume
34
Issue
1
First Page
85
Last Page
98
Publisher
Springer New York LLC
Keywords
Compensating wage differentials, Job-related illness
Abstract
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.
DOI
10.1007/s11166-006-9000-7
Print ISSN
08955646
E-ISSN
15730476
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Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Wei, X. (2007). Wage compensation for job-related illness: Evidence from a matched employer and employee survey in the UK. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 34(1), 85-98. doi: 10.1007/s11166-006-9000-7