replacement benefit in a difference-in-differences research design to identify the impact of workers' compensation wage … to estimate the marginal welfare impact of increasing the generosity of workers' compensation wage replacement benefits …

Nearly every state has amended workers' compensation laws in the last two decades and the national averages of cash and … back on workers' compensation benefits. We show that measures of the statutory benefits have been rising over time, a trend …

We exploit recent decades of US state-level reforms to the generosity of workers' compensation programs to estimate the … cost of workers' compensation benefits is negligible …

, there is very little written about workers' compensation under the state scheme. In large part this is because lawyers are …

coverage mandate and the potential market failure rationale for coverage mandates in the context of workers' compensation … insurance. Workers' compensation is a state-regulated insurance program that provides employees with income and medical benefits … in the event of work-related injuries or illnesses. Nearly all states have mandated workers' compensation insurance …

Texas is the only state that does not mandate that employers carry workers' compensation insurance (WC) coverage. We … traditional workers' compensation to a so-called non-subscription program in Texas. Specifically, we compare before and after …