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Direct linkHersch, Joni; Viscusi, W. Kip – Journal of Human Resources, 2010
Using data from the Current Population Survey and the New Immigrant Survey, this paper examines the common perception that immigrants are concentrated in high-risk jobs for which they receive little wage compensation. Compared to native U.S. workers, non-Mexican immigrants are not at higher risk and have substantial values of statistical life.…
Descriptors: Occupational Safety and Health, Work Environment, Risk, Mortality Rate
