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Have government regulations improved workplace safety? A test of the asynchronous regulatory effects in China's coal industry, 1995-2006

Date

Authors

Shi, Xunpeng

Publisher

Pergamon Press

Abstract

Problem: Empirical studies on the effectiveness of workplace safety regulations are inconclusive. This study hypothesizes that the asynchronous effects of safety regulations occur because regulations need time to become effective. Safety regulations will

Keywords

Keywords: Asynchronous effects; China; Chinese Government; Coal miners; Coal mining; Data sets; Dependent variables; Effects of safety; Empirical studies; Fixed-effects; Government regulation; Mining safety; Mortality rate; Regulatory effects; Safety improvement; S Asynchronous effects; China; Coal; Mining safety; Safety regulations

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/60631

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Journal of Safety Research

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.jsr.2009.03.005

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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