Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Piece rates and workplace injury : does survey evidence support Adam Smith?

Publication: Lancaster : Lancaster University Management School, 2010Series: (Working paper ; 2010/019)Notes: Sumario: While piece rates are routinely associated with greater productivity and higher wages, they may also generate unanticipated effects. This paper uses cross-country European data to provide among the first broad survey evidence of a strong link between piece rates and workplace injury.
Despite unusually good controls for workplace hazards, job characteristics and worker effort, workers on piece rates suffer a large 5% point greater likelihood of injury. As injury rates are typically not controlled for when estimating the premium to piece rates, this raises the specter that a portion of the return to piece rates reflects a compensating wage differential for risk of injuryMateria / lugar / evento: Accidentes de trabajo Lesiones Salarios Incentivos Prevención de accidentes Seguridad e higiene en el trabajo Otros autores: Green, Collin
Heywood, John S.
Lancaster University Management School
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