Macroeconomic Conditions at Entry and Injury Risk in the Workplace
利用意大利独特数据，研究发现入职时当地失业率对年轻工人的严重和非严重工伤有持续正向影响，衰退期入职者工资增长更慢，且可能少报非严重工伤。
Abstract Using a unique dataset from Italy, we show that the local unemployment rate at entry has a persistent positive effect on severe and non‐severe workplace injuries of young workers. Entrants during recessions, despite receiving marginally higher entry wages, also experience slower wage growth. The observed pattern in the differences between severe and non‐severe injuries indicates that entrants during recessions might under‐report non‐severe workplace injuries. Our findings suggest that workers entering during recessions are persistently locked into low‐quality jobs and that the mix of hazardous tasks endogenously adjusts to the business cycle.