Shi, Xunpeng2015-12-100022-4375http://hdl.handle.net/1885/60631Problem: 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 willKeywords: 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 regulations200910.1016/j.jsr.2009.03.0052016-02-24