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The effects of a bonus-malus workers' compensation system on the labor force structure, productivity, and welfare

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  • Coralia Quintero Rojas

    (University of Guanajuato)

  • Sébastien Ménard

    (Université du Maine)

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This paper investigates the economic impact of adjusting premiums of workers' compensation systems, according to the firms' absenteeism rates. We develop a search and matching economy where workers are identical, but firms differ in terms of their Occupational Safety and Health (OSH). We show that this policy allows productivity, employment, and welfare to be improved.

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  • Coralia Quintero Rojas & Sébastien Ménard, 2018. "The effects of a bonus-malus workers' compensation system on the labor force structure, productivity, and welfare," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 38(2), pages 712-719.
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    Keywords

    Health Insurance; experience rating; productivity; welfare; search and matching;
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    JEL classification:

    • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
    • H2 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue

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