Arbeitspapier
Cognitive Load and Occupational Injuries
We investigate the relationship between cognitive load and occupational injuries. Cognitive load is defined in the literature as a tax on bandwidth which reduces cognitive resources. We proxy cognitive load with the number of non-professional tasks that individuals perform during weekdays. The underlying assumption is that when individuals perform many of those tasks, this requires mental organization which reduces available cognitive resources. We show that being cognitively loaded is associated with an increase in the risk of occupational injury for both males and females. The effect is stronger for individuals in high-risk occupations and, among those, for low-educated workers.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 14137
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy
Labor Standards: Working Conditions
Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making‡
- Thema
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work injury
cognitive load
time-use data
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Bonsang, Eric
Caroli, Eve
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
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Bonn
- (wann)
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2021
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Bonsang, Eric
- Caroli, Eve
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Entstanden
- 2021
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