Chapter 13. Wages and Working Conditions
- Joyce P. Jacobsen,
- Gilbert L. Skillman
Published Online: 14 JAN 2008
DOI: 10.1002/9780470755587.ch14
Copyright © 2004 by Joyce P. Jacobsen and Gilbert L. Skillman
Book Title
Labor Markets and Employment Relationships: A Comprehensive Approach
Additional Information
How to Cite
Jacobsen, J. P. and Skillman, G. L. (eds) (2008) Wages and Working Conditions, in Labor Markets and Employment Relationships: A Comprehensive Approach, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Malden, MA, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470755587.ch14
Publication History
- Published Online: 14 JAN 2008
- Published Print: 1 JAN 2004
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780631208365
Online ISBN: 9780470755587
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Keywords:
- working conditions;
- wage differentials;
- workplace risks;
- market power;
- wage compensation hypothesis
Summary
This chapter contains section titled:
WORKPLACE RISKS AND WAGE DIFFERENTIALS The incidence of workplace risks
A hedonic model of compensating wage differentials
Positive and normative implications of the theory
MARKET POWER AND THE ALLOCATION OF WORKPLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Market power and compensating wage differentials
Market power and workplace-level public goods
Insider power and observed wage differentials
IMPERFECT CONTRACTING AND THE ALLOCATION OF WORKPLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Bilateral moral hazard in safety production
Contracting failures and safety training
EVIDENCE CONCERNING THE WAGE COMPENSATION HYPOTHESIS
CONCLUSION