Experimental Data on Occupational Safety and Health Committees in Bangladeshi Apparel Factories
Creators:
Columbia University, Laura Boudreau
Publication Date:
2024/05/28
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Dataset Description:
This dataset accompanies the 2024 Econometrica study by Laura Boudreau, which investigates the causal impact of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) committees on workplace safety in Bangladeshi factories. The study was conducted via a large-scale field experiment involving 84 supplier factories and 29 multinational buyers. Half of the factories were randomly assigned to a treatment group that received enhanced OSH committee enforcement. The dataset includes factory-level compliance metrics, objective safety indicators, labor outcomes (wages, employment, productivity), and worker-reported satisfaction measures. It supports analysis of how international enforcement mechanisms interact with local managerial capacity.
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