Deadly discrimination: Implications of “Missing Girls” for workplace safety

We examine an indirect but potentially deadly consequence of the “missing girls” phenomenon. A shortage of brides causes many parents with sons of marriageable age to work harder and seek higher-paying but dangerous jobs. In response, employers invest less in workplace safety, which in turn increase...

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Main Authors: Tan, Zhibo, Wei, Shang-Jin, Zhang, Xiaobo
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142684
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