Worker Preferences and Market Compensation for Job Risk.

A-Tier
Journal: Review of Economics and Statistics
Year: 1988
Volume: 70
Issue: 4
Pages: 660-67

Authors (2)

Biddle, Jeff E (University of Notre Dame) Zarkin, Gary A (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Workers choose a job and receive in return a bundle consisting of income and a probability of job injury. The authors view this income- job-risk bundle chosen by the worker as being exchanged in an implici t market. By jointly estimating the market income-job-risk locus and the optimum conditions for utility maximization, they are able to identif y the market locus and parameters of the workers' utility function. In contrast to previous work, the authors are able to derive valuations of discrete changes in job risk for each individual in the sample. They present evidence that an increase in nonlabor income leads workers to select safer jobs. Copyright 1988 by MIT Press.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:tpr:restat:v:70:y:1988:i:4:p:660-67
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-24