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Can wage regulation be deadly?

30 May 2010

On average, a 10 percent increase in the private sector wages is associated with a 7 percent increase in heart attack death say Carol Propper of the University of Bristol and John Van Reenen of the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics.

This article appeared in Poten & Partners on May 30, 2010
Link to article

Related Publications
Can Pay Regulation Kill? Panel Data Evidence on the Effect of Labor Markets on Hospital Performance, Carol Propper and John Van Reenen, Journal of Political Economy, Vol.118, No.2, April 2010.

Related Links
John Van Reenen webpage
Productivity and Innovation Programme webpage

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