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Health at work - indicators and determinants : a revised literature and data review for Germany

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  • Schneider, Julia

    (Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany)

  • Beblo, Miriam

    (Berlin School of Economics and Law)

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"In this paper, the current knowledge and issues regarding the economic impact of health at work in Germany is reviewed as a part of the EU project 'An inquiry into health and safety at work: a European Union perspective' (acronym: HEALTHat-WORK). After a description of the German institutional framework for occupational safety and health (OSH), it presents indicators of health and safety at work - such as sickness absences, occupational accidents and diseases, disability rents, working conditions, and OSH policy. The paper's major contribution is a review of economic research on the determinants of OSH indicators in Germany, and a review of the data sets that have been or may be used. The aim is to identify the main issues addressed in the literature, the approaches adopted, the data analyzed, and the research gaps that still exist with respect to analyzing health at work in Germany." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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  • Schneider, Julia & Beblo, Miriam, 2010. "Health at work - indicators and determinants : a revised literature and data review for Germany," IAB-Discussion Paper 201017, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany].
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    Keywords

    Bundesrepublik Deutschland ; Betrieb ; Determinanten ; Gesundheitsgefährdung ; Gesundheitsschutz ; ökonomische Faktoren ; Arbeitnehmer ; soziale Indikatoren ; Arbeitsplatzsicherheit ; Arbeitsschutz ; Arbeitssicherheit;
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    JEL classification:

    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • J80 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - General

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