The analysis focused on five high-risk sectors with significant cost variability: truck drivers, carpenters, plumbers, gasoline station employees, and nonprofessional hospital employees.
This paper provides evidence on how the costs of mandated benefits, such as workers' compensation, are distributed between employers and employees. Key details include: Fallen W_comp.rar
How changes in legislative mandates impact future casualty loss reserves. The analysis focused on five high-risk sectors with
Authors: Jonathan Gruber and Alan B. Krueger. Original Publication: NBER Working Paper No. 3557. Core Findings and Focus gasoline station employees
The authors found that a large portion of the costs of workers' compensation insurance is shifted to workers in the form of lower wages .