Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Figures ix
4. List of Tables xi
5. Preface xiii
6. Abbreviations and Symbols xvii
7. One. Overview 3
8. Two. The Research Context of the Analysis 12
9. Three. The Performance of Workers' Compensation as a Social Insurance Program 34
10. Four. Net Workers' Compensation Costs: Implications of the Wage Offset 53
11. Five. Workers' Implicit Value of Life 69
12. Six. The Value of Life: Quantity Adjustments and Implicit Rates of Time Preference 82
13. Seven. Worker Learning and the Valuation of the Compensation Package 98
14. Eight. The Role of Unions in Altering the Structure of Risk Compensation 111
15. Nine. The Effects of Workers' Compensation on Job Safety 121
16. Ten. Tort Liability Remedies for Job Injuries: Product Liability and Its Interaction with Workers' Compensation 136
17. Eleven. Conclusion 162
18. Appendix A. Estimation of the Value of Life Using Flexible Functional Forms 165
19. Appendix B. A Conceptual Model of Worker and Firm Responses to Insurance Benefits 168
20. Notes 173
21. Bibliography 181
22. Index 189