Health at work - indicators and determinants

Abstract

"As a contribution to the coordinated EU-project 'An inquiry into health and safety at work: a European Union perspective' (acronym: HEALTHatWORK), this survey portrays the current knowledge and issues related to the economic impact of health at work in Germany. After a description of the German institutional framework for occupational safety and health (OSH), it presents indicators of health and safety at work - such as sickness absences, occupational accidents and diseases, disability rents, working conditions and OSH policy. The survey's major contribution is a review of academic economic research on the determinants of OSH indicators in Germany and a review of the data sets that have been or may be used. The aim is to identify the main issues addressed in the literature, the approaches adopted, the data analyzed and the research gaps that still exist with respect to analyzing health at work in Germany." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Schneider, J. & Beblo, M. (2010): Health at work - indicators and determinants. A literature and data review for Germany. (Discussion papers des Harriet Taylor Mill-Instituts für Ökonomie und Geschlechterforschung der Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin 09), Berlin, 61 p.