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Right to Work / Die

2018-09-14 03:02:54.130494+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Does 'right to work' imperil the right to health? The effect of labour unions on workplace fatalities.

RESULTS:

The Local Average Treatment Effect of a 1% decline in unionisation attributable to RTW is about a 5% increase in the rate of occupational fatalities. In total, RTW laws have led to a 14.2% increase in occupational mortality through decreased unionisation.

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